While there is a slight decline in the use of illegal drugs, in the US, the use of prescription drugs is increasing. In 2007, 2,5 million Americans used prescription drugs/drugs for the first time, compared to 2,1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
Prescription drugs/drugs are the most commonly used by teens, along with marijuana, and nearly half of teens who use prescription drugs/drugs take painkillers.
Why do so many young people turn to prescription drugs/drugs to get high?
According to a survey, about 50% of teenagers believe that using prescription drugs/drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
What these young people don't know are the dangers they face from using these extremely powerful and psychoactive drugs. Long-term use of painkillers leads to addiction even in the cases of people whose doctor prescribes them to relieve a medical problem. Eventually, they fall into the trap of use and addiction.
In some cases, the dangers of painkillers do not become apparent until it is too late. In 2007, for example, the use of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1.000 people. It has been proven that this drug is fifty times more powerful than heroin.
Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the transmission of electrical signals in the nervous system that we perceive as pain. Most painkillers also stimulate parts of the brain associated with pleasure. Consequently, in addition to preventing pain, they create "fixation".
The most powerful prescription pain relievers are called opioids, which are compounds that look like opium 1. They are made to react on the nervous system in the same way that opiate-derived drugs, such as heroin, react. The opium Commonly used pain relievers include: oxycondone, hydrocondone, meperidine, hydromorphone, and propoxyphene.
Oxycodone has the most potential for use and the greatest risks. It is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system in the same way. Oxycodone is sold in tablet form under several brand names, including Percodan, Endotan, Roxiprin, Percocet, Endocet, Roxicet, and Oxycotin. sold in tablet form
Hydrocondone is used in combination with other chemicals and is prescribed in pain medication in tablet, capsule and syrup form. Its brand names include: Anexia, Dicodite, Hicodan, Hicomin, Lorcet, Lortab, Norco, Tusionex and Vicodin. Sales and production of this drug have increased significantly in recent years due to its illegal use.
Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilondit) come in tablets, and propoxyphene (Darvon) comes in capsules, but all three are known to be crushed and used by injection, snorting, or smoking. Darvone, which has been banned in the UK since 2005, is in the top XNUMX most fatal drugs in the US. Dilontide is considered eight times stronger than morphine and is often referred to in slang as "pharmacy heroin".
narcotic: a drug that affects the central nervous system (brain and spine) and can cause dizziness, lack of coordination, and anesthesia.prescribed to me after surgery. In the weeks following [the surgery] in addition to using oral tablets, I would also grind them, thus destroying the controlled release mechanism, and swallow or snort the drug. IT CAN BE INJECTED AND THE EFFECT IS THE SAME AS HEROIN. Physical withdrawal from the drug is full of agony and pain.” — James
1. opium: a brown, sticky distillate of the opium poppy.
NAMES IN ARGO
PAINSIPONE:
General Name
Oxyconton
Propoxyphene
Hydromorphon
Meperidine
Hydrocont
Trademark
OxyContin
Percondan
Percocet
Roxiprin
Roxiset
Endotan
Endoset
Awkward
Decodit
Hikodan
Hikomin
Lorcet
Lortab
Norco
Tusionex
Vicodin
Darvon
Dilodit
Demerol
Slang Names
Oxy 80s
oxycotton
oxycet
hillbillies
heroin
percs
perks
painkiller
vikes
hydros
pinks
footballs
pink footballs
yellow footballs
65's
Ns
juice, dillies
drug street heroin
demmies
pain killer
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