Posts Tagged ‘Opioid’

On This Page: Hydrocodone and Memory Loss Signs of Hydrocodone Addiction Finding Help Hydrocodone is classified as an opioid, a group of drugs which also includes morphine, codeine, fentanyl, and oxycodone. It is used to control pain and is typically found in combination with other drugs like acetaminophen, aspirin, or ibuprofen. Like all opioid pain […]

The ongoing heroin epidemic in the U.S. has grown to the point where it is garnering coverage in other countries. A recent Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) feature profiled a suburban Maryland mom who was enjoying her first Mother’s Day in 10 years with her three children—the first in which she wasn’t high on heroin. Hooked […]

What do you really know about this popular painkiller that is increasingly being abused? We hear so much about the dangers of misusing prescription drugs, but how much do we really know about the prescription pain relievers at the center of the news stories? Hydrocodone Basics Hydrocodone is in a group of drugs called narcotic […]