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Bright light (as one natural reason). Opiate based drugs and medications can cause pinpoint pupils.
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What are the causes of pinpoint pupils?
Heroin intoxication.
What does it mean when the dying person has a fixed stare and pinpoint pupils?
Pinpoint pupils have a number of causes. The best answer is that the patient is receiving palliative care and was given opiates to relieve and prevent suffering during the end stages of life.
Can lead poisoning cause pinpoint pupils?
No. Pinpoint pupils are caused by opiate (morphine etc.) and organophospate (insecticide) poisoning.
Does alcohol cause pinpoint pupils?
Yea
Is there a drug that causes pinpoint pupils?
The drugs that most commonly cause constricted pupils or "Pinpoint" are strong opiods such as Heroin, morphine, oxycodone, or high doses of norco / vicodin.
What can cause bilateral pinpoint pupils?
pontine hemorrhage
Does methamphetemines cause constricted pupils?
no, uppers, acid & ecstacy will dialate your pupils. downers, like heroin and oxy's will constrict "pinpoint" your pupils
What can cause you to have pinpoint pupils?
One's pupils get smaller in bright light. An extremely bright light can make the pupils become quite small, like a pinpoint. Special situations which can produce pinpoint pupil other than light are: 1. Opium overdose 2. Organophosphate poisoning 3. Pontine haemorrhage
Can a haloperidol cause pinpoint pupils and can haloperidol be given to an intoxicated patient that is restless and agitated?
no and no
What illegal drugs cause pinpoint pupils?
Listing them all would be time-consuming so lets put it this way. Drugs can cause a pupil to change in two ways by dilation making the pupil larger or constricting the pupils. Only two drugs constrict the pupils those being opiates and alcohol. So anything but, these can cause the pupils to dilate.
How long will Percocet affect your eyes?
Percocet usually effects your eyes in such ways as dilation, pinpoint pupils, may turn them red, and very glossy eyes. Just pop you some clear eyes in you will be good, unless you have pinpoint pupils then everybody will know your jacked lol
Does Fentanyl cause pinpoint pupils?
Yes it does. But not to the extent that stronger opioids do. It is much weaker than oxycodone, morphine etc. Constriction of pupils is most common when somebody overdoses on tramadol.
