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Pathology of Drug Abuse
Opiates Opiates by themselves have minimal pathologic effects. Higher doses of more powerful opiates can lead to respiratory depression and death. Persons who really need the pain relief that opiate...
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PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE
Abuse of prescription drugs has become a more serious problem than most street drugs. Painkillers, tranquilizers, antidepressants, sleeping pills and stimulants may appear “safe” due to being...
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PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW
Due to their potential for abuse and addiction, many prescription drugs have been categorized by the US Drug Enforcement Administration in the same category as opium or cocaine. These include Ritalin...
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WARNING SIGNS OF PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLER DEPENDENCY
Most commonly prescribed painkillers (OxyContin, Vicodin, Methadone, Darvocet, Lortab, Lorcet and Percocet), while offering relief from pain, can also cause individuals’ bodies to start “needing” the...
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WHAT ARE PAINKILLERS?
Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system’s transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain. Most painkillers also stimulate portions of the brain...
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OXYCONTIN THE “HILLBILLY HEROIN”
Because it reacts on the nervous system like heroin or opium, some abusers are using one brand of oxycodone painkiller, OxyContin, as a substitute for, or supplement to, street opiates like heroin....
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PAINKILLERS: A SHORT HISTORY
Opiates, originally derived from the opium poppy, have been used for thousands of years for both recreational and medicinal purposes. The most active substance in opium is morphine—named after...
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INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS
Among those using illicit drugs for the first time in 2007, the most popular substances were marijuana and prescription painkillers—each used by roughly the same number of Americans aged 12 and older....
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WHERE IS IT FOUND?
Unfortunately, Ritalin and related “hyperactivity” type drugs can be found almost anywhere. If you are in high school or college, you are likely to have a large supply readily to hand, with “pushers”...
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