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If you or your loved one suffers from a dependency on medically prescribed drugs you will need professional treatment in order to break this cycle of abuse before it leads on to more nefarious drugs.
The abuse of prescription drugs has become all too common today. It’s relatively easy to get addicted to drugs that are typically prescribed in daily doses and deliver an instantaneous, super-effective job at numbing physical pain or relieving anxiety.
Benzodiazepines are a type of medication known as tranquilizers. Familiar names include Valium and Xanax. They are some of the most commonly prescribed medications in the United States. When people without prescriptions obtain and take these drugs for their sedating effects, use turns into abuse.
Hydrocodone is an opioid pain medication. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic. Zohydro ER and Hysingla ER are extended-release forms of hydrocodone that are used for around-the-clock treatment of severe pain. Extended-release hydrocodone is not for use on an as-needed basis for pain.
Important information
Hydrocodone can slow or stop your breathing. Never use this medicine in larger amounts, or for longer than prescribed. Do not crush, break, or open an extended-release pill. Swallow it whole to avoid exposure to a potentially fatal dose. Hydrocodone may be habit-forming, even at regular doses. Never share this medicine with another person, especially someone with a history of drug abuse or addiction. Keep the medication in a place where others cannot get to it. You should not use this medicine if you have severe asthma or breathing problems, or a blockage in your stomach or intestines. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant. Hydrocodone may cause life-threatening withdrawal symptoms in a newborn if the mother has taken this medicine during pregnancy. Do not drink alcohol. Dangerous side effects or death could occur when alcohol is combined with this medicine.
Morphine is an opioid pain medication. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic. Morphine is used to treat moderate to severe pain. Short-acting formulations are taken as needed for pain. The extended-release form of this medicine is for around-the-clock treatment of pain. This form of morphine is not for use on an as-needed basis for pain. Morphine is not for treating short-term pain just after surgery unless you were already taking morphine before the surgery.
Oxycodone is a pain-relieving drug that is prescribed frequently to address moderate to severe pain. The substance is found alone and in combination with other pain relievers in a tablet form under several brand names including:
Oxycodone is synthesized, in part, by chemical modification of opioid precursor molecules which are obtained from the opium poppy. Despite being manufactured in a lab, oxycodone impacts the user in ways similar to other legal and illegal opioids. Also, like other opiate and opioid drugs, oxycodone is capable of delivering a powerful high—rendering it a potential drug of abuse for an alarming number of individuals.
Additionally, oxycodone use will put someone at risk for developing tolerance and dependence. People are at risk of these phenomena even when the medication is taken as prescribed and, over time, addiction may be the end result. Those addicted to prescription opiates like oxycodone are 40 times more likely to develop a heroin abuse problem.
Stimulants, also known as “uppers”, refer to several groups of drugs that tend to increase alertness, elevate blood pressure and increase heart rate and respiration, as well as increase physical activity or energy. Some people use stimulants to counteract the drowsiness or “down” feeling caused by sleeping pills or alcohol. The up/down cycle is extremely hard on the body and dangerous. Amphetamines, cocaine, and caffeine are all stimulants. Historically stimulants were used to treat asthma, obesity, and now are more commonly prescribed for the treatment of narcolepsy, ADHD, and depression that has not responded to other forms of treatment. Amphetamines include three closely related drugs- amphetamine, dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine and Adderall), and methamphetamine. Street names include “speed”, “white crosses”, “uppers”, “dexies”, “bennies”, and “crystal”.
Xanax is a highly addictive prescription pill used to treat anxiety disorders and short-term symptoms of anxiety in adults. It is the most prescribed prescription pill in America. Mixing this drug with other substances, like alcohol, can greatly contribute to the risk of permanent effects, and even overdose.
Klonopin is another benzodiazepine prescribed to treat anxiety and panic attacks. It is also used to prevent seizures and helps with epilepsy. Similar to Xanax, this drug is very addictive. Studies have shown that 34% of prescription pill addictions are to benzodiazepines like Klonopin.
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