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Pain relievers with an origin similar to that of heroin. Opioids and opiates can cause euphoria and are often used nonmedically, leading to overdose deaths.
Drugs That Fit Into This Category Include
Codeine: (various brand names)
Fentanyl: (Actiq®, Duragesic®, Sublimaze®)
Hydrocodone or Dihydrocodeinone: (Vicodin®, Lortab®, Lorcet®, and others)
Hydromorphone: (Dilaudid®)
Meperidine: (Demerol®)
Methadone: (Dolophine®, Methadose®)
Morphine: (Duramorph®, Roxanol®)
Oxycodone: (OxyContin®, Percodan®, Percocet®, and others)
Oxymorphone: (Opana®)
What Do They Look Like?
Codeine
Fentanyl
Lortab
Dilaudid
Demerol
Dolophine
Roxanol
Percocet
Common Street Names
Captain Cody, Cody, Lean, Schoolboy, Sizzurp, Purple Drank, Doors & Fours, Loads, Pancakes and Syrup, Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, Tango and Cash, Vike, Watson-387TNT, D, Dillies, Footballs, Juice, Smack, Demmies, Pain Killer, Amidone, Fizzies With MDMA: Chocolate Chip Cookies, O.C., Oxycet, Oxycotton, Oxy, Hillbilly Heroin, Percs, Biscuits, Blue Heaven, Blues, Mrs. O, O Bomb, Octagons, Stop Signs
Common Forms
Pills
Capsule
Liquid
Lozenge
Film
Suppository
Common Ways Taken
Injected
Swallowed
Snorted
Smoked
Mixed With Soda
Rectal
Possible Health Effects
Short Term: Pain relief, drowsiness, nausea, constipation, euphoria, confusion, slowed breathing, death.
Long-term: Unknown.
Other Health-related Issues: Risk of HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases from shared needles.
Pregnancy: Miscarriage, low birth weight, neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Older adults: higher risk of accidental misuse or abuse because many older adults have multiple prescriptions, increasing the risk of drug-drug interactions, and breakdown of drugs slows with age; also, many older adults are treated with prescription medications for pain.
In Combination with Alcohol: Dangerous slowing of heart rate and breathing leading to coma or death.
Withdrawal Symptoms: Restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps ("cold turkey"), leg movements.
Overdose Symptoms: Altered Mental State, Confusion, Delirium, Breathing Problems, Slow Breathing, Stopped Breathing, Extreme Sleepiness, Loss Of Alertness, Nausea, Vomiting, Small Pupils
Education Resources
Georgia Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative: http://stoprxabuseinga.org
Treatment Options
Medications: Methadone, Buprenorphine, Naltrexone (short-acting and long-acting)
Behavioral Therapies: Behavioral therapies that have helped treat addiction to heroin may be useful in treating prescription opioid addiction.
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