This page is the remainder of common medications that are frequently caught in the possession of teenagers and young adults. If your child is found with these medications in their possession then this is a very good sign of problems. In conclusion if anyone is found to have these sort of medications or homelab produced chemicals in their possession and the police finds them then they will be arrested and charged with a felony crime.
Lortab is an opioid. Lortab is commonly prescribed because of its analgesic, or pain relieving properties. Lortab is the brand name for the combination of acetaminophen and hydrocodone.
Individuals who become addicted to lortab can be treated. Options for effectively treating pain killer addiction to prescription opioids are drawn from research on treating heroin addiction.
Prolonged use of these drugs eventually changes the brain in fundamental and long-lasting ways, explaining why people cannot just quit on their own, and why treatment is essential. In effect, drugs of abuse take over the brain's normal pleasure and motivational systems, moving drug use to the highest priority in the individual's motivational hierarchy, thereby overriding all other motivations and drives. These brain changes, then, are responsible for the compulsion to seek and use drugs that we have come to define as addiction. This is likely the state people are in when they are reportedly "doctor shopping," feigning illnesses, and stealing from pharmacies to obtain the drug.
This medication has the same ingredients as the above Lortab and applies to the above rule in regards to its addictiveness and treatment for detoxification.
Street names are known as lortabs, lors, relief, 10's or 5's.
Demerol (meperidine) is an extremely addictive opioid (schedule II narcotic) used commonly for moderate to severe pain.
Oxyxotin is an extremly potent and addictive pain killer used commonly for moderate to severe pain. Cancer patients are often prescribed this medication due to its high success of killing pain. However, this drug has caused the deaths of many people who don't understand the properties and nature of this highly addictive narcotic. There is a form of oxycotin that is manufactured as a time release and death occur when someone chews the tablet, hence absorbing a dose of the medication all at once and causing a sudden overdose. This is a very good medication for those that need it but it can't be stressed enough how dangerous this particular drug can be when abused.
The abuse of prescription pill medication is a serious public health concern. Prescription medications such as pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives are very useful treatment tools but sometimes people do not take them as directed and can become addicted (chemically dependent). Non medical use of prescription pill medications like opioids, central nervous system (CNS) depressants, and stimulants can lead to abuse and addiction, characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use.
While many prescription pill medications can be abused or misused, these three classes are the most common:
Opioids - often prescribed to treat pain
CNS Depressants - used to treat anxiety and sleep disorders
Stimulants - prescribed to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Opiate pill abuse
Chronic use of opiate pills can result in tolerance to the medications so that higher doses must be taken to obtain the same initial effects. Long-term use also can lead to physical dependence, the body adapts to the presence of the substance and withdrawal symptoms occur if use is reduced abruptly. Individuals taking prescribed opioids medications should not only be given these medications under appropriate medical supervision, but also should be medically supervised when stopping use in order to reduce or avoid withdrawal symptoms. Symptoms of withdrawal can include restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps (cold turkey). Opioids drugs, such as oxycodone, work primarily through their interaction with the opioid receptors, especially in the brain and spinal cord. When activated, these receptors mediate the drugs' analgesic effects. However, they also mediate the ability to produce the euphoric state. Moreover, opioids like oxycodone have similarities to virtually every other drug of abuse, including nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine, in that they elevate levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain pathways that control the experience of pleasure.
Xanax Addiction
Though Xanax is not a narcotic, it is a benzodiazepine which causes relaxation. It is categorized as a CNS depressant. CNS depressants slow normal brain function. In higher doses, some CNS depressants can become general anesthetics. Tranquilizers and sedatives are examples of CNS depressants. CNS depressants can be divided into two groups, based on their chemistry and pharmacology:
Benzodiazepines, such as alprazolam (xanax), which can be prescribed to treat anxiety, acute stress reactions, and panic attacks.
Despite their many beneficial effects, benzodiazepines have the potential for abuse and should be used only as prescribed. During the first few days of taking a Xanax, a person usually feels sleepy and uncoordinated, but as the body becomes accustomed to the effects of the drug, these feelings begin to disappear. If one uses these drugs long term, the body will develop tolerance for the drugs, and larger doses will be needed to achieve the same initial effects. In addition, continued use can lead to addiction and—when use is reduced or stopped—withdrawal. Because all CNS depressants work by slowing the brain's activity, when an individual stops taking them, the brain's activity can rebound and race out of control, possibly leading to seizures and other harmful consequences. Although withdrawal from Xanax can be problematic, it is rarely life threatening, whereas withdrawal from prolonged use of other CNS depressants can have life-threatening complications. Therefore, someone who is thinking about discontinuing Xanax therapy or who is suffering withdrawal from a CNS depressant should speak with a physician or seek medical treatment.
In addition to medical supervision, counseling in an in-patient or out-patient setting can help people who are overcoming Xanax addiction. For example, cognitive-behavioral therapy has been used successfully to help individuals in treatment for abuse of Xanax. This type of therapy focuses on modifying a patient’s thinking, expectations, and behaviors while simultaneously increasing their skills for coping with various life stressors. Often the abuse of CNS depressants occurs in conjunction with the abuse of another substance or drug, such as alcohol or cocaine. In these cases of poly drug abuse, the treatment approach should address the multiple addictions.
Patients addicted to Xanax should not attempt to stop taking them on their own, as withdrawal from these drugs can be problematic, and in the case of Xanax addiction, potentially life-threatening. Although no extensive body of research regarding the treatment of Xanax addiction exists, patients addicted to Xanax should undergo medically supervised detoxification because the dose must be gradually tapered off. Inpatient or outpatient counseling can help the individual during this process. Cognitive-behavioral therapy also has been used successfully to help individuals adapt to the removal from benzodiazepines. Often the abuse of Xanax occurs in conjunction with the abuse of another substance or drug, such as alcohol or cocaine. In these cases of polydrug abuse, the treatment approach must address the multiple addictions.
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