Hydrocodone

There are many different types of prescription drugs. The most commonly abused types of prescription drugs are opioids, central nervous system (CNS) depressants, and stimulants. Opioids are pain reliever drugs such as hydrocodone and oxycodone. Opioids are often abused by people who constantly need relief to their pain. These drugs with high dosages relieve pain in an effective way make it easy to become addicted or dependent on the drug. CNS depressants, such as Xanax or…

injury to his low back when he felt a pop while sitting down in his truck. Per OMNI, he had multilevel lumbar disc disease, bilateral shoulder arthropathy, and right knee arthropathy. Urine drug screen obtained on 06/10/16 showed positive for hydrocodone, norhydrocodone, hydromorphone, and gabapentin. Based on the medical report dated 01/19/17, the patient complains of complains of middle back pain, lower back pain, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain and neuropathic pain. His Visual…

of the pain and the quality of the pain. IX1. The patient describes her pain as an 8 on the 0-10 scale, occurring constantly in the perineum, but is worsened when she voids. She is currently taking hydrocodone/acetaminophen, 2 tablets every 4 hours (12 tablets - 60 mg hydrocodone ≈ 60 mg morphine). She frequently awakens and takes the medications during the night. She states (with help of the translator) that the medicines relieve the pain by approximately 25%. 9c. What are some…

Georgia’s Medical Amnesty Law. “Drug overdose is a nationwide epidemic that claims the lives of over 36,000 Americans every year” (Davis, 2014). In Georgia, the number of drug overdose deaths have tripled since 2013. Prescription drugs such as Hydrocodone, Methadone, and Oxycodone have claimed more lives than both heroin and cocaine. Drug overdose can be reversible if given Naloxone, a medication used to stop the effects of opioids. Georgia’s 9-1-1 Medical Amnesty Law encourages people who…

This class of drug contains drugs like heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, codeine, fentanyl, etc. In most cases, opioids are prescribed by doctors as a short term pain reliever. Usually a person’s body can handle small doses of opioids without becoming addicted, but when people decide to abuse opioids their…

The Most Difficult Drugs to Quit for an Addict If you have ever been curious about the 10 hardest drugs to quit, there are different ways to rank them. However, one of the most accurate ways is simply look at the number of addicts that exist at any one time in this country. Granted, some drugs are more readily available than others, but it can be argued that the total number of people with addiction is a good measure of how addictive a drug is, therefore, difficult to stop using. Cigarettes…

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often” Winston Churchill. People change sometimes for the better sometimes for the worse, but the change in my life over the last two years has been nothing but positive. Major differences between my old self and who I am now are my academics, my goals, and my social life. Two years ago as a junior in high school it was my first year in private school, and now I’m a freshman in college. At the beginning of my junior year, I transferred into…

Description Discuss the usage of controlled drugs, why been prohibited to use by individuals, why five schedules, which schedule ineligible to use by prescription and give examples for each schedule. Discuss the usage of controlled drugs? Controlled drugs are used to treat moderate to severe pain. Short-acting formulations are taken as needed for pain. For example Morphine used before the surgery. Morphine and Codeine, are the most powerful pain treatments. These usually are reserved for the…

and it is easy to see why. The over prescribing, and over using of these drugs has become the norm. Typically prescribed for short term, or temporary pain, opiates work in the center of your brain. So once you have become accustomed to consuming hydrocodone, oxycodone, or OxyContin, it is a trial to stop without facing a world of trouble. We can help ease that pain, and remove part of the difficulty. Symptoms that we commonly see: • Agitation • Restlessness • Anxiety • Suicidal Ideations •…

There are five classifications of major drugs that are use illegally in the US. Class I, or highest offense type drugs involve marijuana, heroin, opioids, hallucinogenic substances, peyote, mescaline, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), and others. This class of drugs is classified as having high potential for abuse, has no currently accepted medical uses, and lacks accepted safety standards for use under medical supervision. Class II, involves cocaine, opium, oxycodone, methadone, morphine,…