
Pharmacokinetics
Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast
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The Effects of Prodrugs on the Brain
Heroin has a significantly higher absorption than morphine or other opioids, particularly across in the blood-brain barrier. And heroin is more bioavailable in the brain at least. Once heroin gets into that form, then it's metabolized into the same kind of metabolites as morphine is because it's moved so quickly. Diasopam is one where DiasopAm has a half life of like six hours.
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