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[lamchopz]

Chance of them knowing the answer/coming across literature about this is low because my Physiology department's research interests are muscle/exercise, cardiovascular system and the brain.

[HeroDie]

Some of these questions are sort of common sense except the sex ones that is just dangerous but instead of thinking laying next to someone is going to make you dirty or addicted to drugs. If you personally did not do the drug you have nothing to worry about

[lamchopz]

it's not "drug" as in "crack". This is about regular medication, as well.

I think that's what Spirit meant.

[Spirit]

It is about regular drugs that can and should be prescribed by a doctor, that are taken on a regular daily basis, so they stay in a person’s system – constantly. Not necessarily illegal drugs that can only be bought on the streets.

If STDs and STIs can be transmitted through sex, because they are in the bodily fluids, why can drugs that are also in the bodily fluids not be transmitted?

Germs can be shared by kissing, viruses can be shared by shaking hands. Just wondering why drugs cannot be shared……

And it may be common sense for most people. But, if you know absolutely nothing about medical stuff, drugs, or how things like that works, then you would not know. I iz stupid when it comes to stuff like that.

Give me a question about financials and taxes and to me it is common sense. However, to some, it may be confusing and make no sense. I know this stuff very well.

[Dynamics]

lam - when you ask, also ask about the different types of drugs. Do pain killers act differently than….. say cocaine?

that question asks for a bit more specifics (which pain killer are you talking about). a lot of pain killers work differently, ibuprofen, aspirins, and other painkillers have different "molecular targets" (receptors, enzymes, ion channels or carrier/transport proteins). once a painkiller reaches their target it does what it does (blocks or stimulates the effects that "molecular target" is responsible for) and then slowly gets broken down by the body as others have mentioned.

the answer to your question is yes, cocaine does operate differently to pain killers. cocaine stimulates certain chemicals in the brain - noradrenaline, serotinin and dopamine. however, the site of action for the pain killers i assume you're talking about is not the brain. painkillers usually work by antagonizing receptors in the body and stopping the stimulation of receptors responsible for the feeling of pain and inflammation.

hope this answer helps

[lamchopz]

ok, I asked a senior tutor today (she completed her Ph.D. ages ago but didn't take up lecturing) and she confirmed all of the opinions thus far: "No, it doesn't happen". She said even in long term, it shouldn't matter much because as far as she knows, that drugs can get into the semen has not been observed or established, unlike in the case of STDs.

So my final answer is: No, the couple should have nothing to worry about.

Cheers,