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What to Expect During Hydrocodone Withdrawal

What to Expect During Hydrocodone Withdrawal hydrocodone withdrawal

Prescription drugs like hydrocodone can be beneficial, but they can also cause a lot of harm, sometimes producing physical dependence and addiction. If you’re addicted to a prescription hydrocodone product, it’s not too late to get help and get sober. The detox and withdrawal process can seem daunting for many people, but knowing what to expect can help you get through it and move forward with your life.

List of Prescription Opioids Strongest to Weakest

List of Prescription Opioids Strongest to Weakest pain medication bottles

Prescription opioids are some of the most commonly used drugs to treat pain. However, consistent misuse of these drugs continues to be an ongoing epidemic in the U.S. and elsewhere. More than 191 million opioid prescriptions were dispensed to Americans in 2017, and in 2018, about 9.9 million Americans over the age of 12 reported […]

10 Dangerous Alcohol and Drug Combinations

10 Dangerous Alcohol and Drug Combinations dangerous drugs on table

Abusing drugs and alcohol simultaneously is common in America, but it doesn’t come without serious risks. In 2011, there were 606,653 Emergency Department visits involving alcohol, and many of these also involved other drugs.1 Research findings also show people who are addicted to alcohol are much more likely than the general population to also abuse […]

What’s in a Name: Street Names for 21 Commonly Abused Drugs

What’s in a Name: Street Names for 21 Commonly Abused Drugs most commonly abused drugs

What are “Street Names” for Drugs? Street names are slang terms that are used to refer to certain drugs. These names might be used by dealers or drug users to conceal the true meanings of discussions or deals involving drug sales, production, or abuse. Although the slang terms used to refer to different drugs are […]

Oxycodone vs. Hydrocodone: What’s the Difference?

Oxycodone vs. Hydrocodone: What’s the Difference? oxycodone and hydrocodone pills

Hydrocodone and oxycodone are both Schedule II drugs and prescription opioid painkillers, but what is the difference between oxycodone and hydrocodone? And do they have any similarities? In this blog, we’ll discuss the uses of both drugs, as well as side effects, withdrawal, addiction, and opioid detox treatment.

How to Recognize Prescription Drug Abuse

How to Recognize Prescription Drug Abuse prescription drug boxes on shelf

Prescription drug abuse is much more common than you might think. In 2016 alone, 3.3 million people ages 12 and over abused prescription painkillers (narcotics) and 2.9 million people ages 12 and over abused prescription psychotherapeutics excluding pain relievers. But narcotic abuse is not the only common form of prescription drug misuse. Tranquilizers like Valium […]

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