Hello my name is fatima and today i’m going to be talking about hydrocodone so what exactly is hydrocodone hydrocodone is an opioid that is prescribed in order to treat pain it is also sometimes used as a cough suppressant hydrocodone belongs to a specific group of narcotic analgesics which is used to treat pain it is advised to be taken once every 12 hours
If it is a capsule and once daily if it is a tablet hydrocodone is often prescribed after a procedure such as surgery or if one is enduring intense pain normally hydrocodone is administered orally through the tablet or a capsule form however those that are addicted to hydrocodone tend to crush up the pill and then either snort the powder or inject it physical
Effects of hydrocodone can include but are not limited to dry mouth stomach pain headache back pain ringing in ears muscle tightening uncontrollable shaking swelling of the leg foot ankle and painful urination psychological effects can include insomnia hallucinations and impaired coordination there are many common names for hydrocodone which include brand names
And street names the most popular types of brand names for hydrocodone include vicodin norco and lortab the most popular street names for hydrocodone include fluff hydros fix bikes or watson 387 like most drugs it can lead to addiction so these are the consequences of addiction these can include gastrointestinal problems which can cause ulcers and hemorrhoids
Due to chronic constipation respiratory damage which is caused by a decrease in oxygen intake which then later on damages organs hormonal imbalance can also occur which can lead to a decrease in estrogen and testosterone which can lead to infertility in women and a decreased sex drive in men hyperalgesia is essentially increased pain responses where one then
Becomes heightened to pain sensitivity brain damage can occur such as um the altering of mood regulating neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin which can then later cause uh not being able to control your emotions and mood swings um it can also cause a loss of limbs due to a loss of blood flow which can later on then lead to amputation there are many
Risk factors that come with taking the drug over time the constant use of hydrocodone can be habit forming causing physical dependence mental dependence which is also known as addiction it can then also cause withdrawal symptoms such as excessive fatigue vomiting diarrhea and depression it can also lead to overdose and some symptoms for that could be a slowed
Heartbeat cold clammy skin dilated or contracted peoples and even unconsciousness some statistics i found about the drug include that in 2014 doctors wrote over 120 million hydrocodone prescriptions after hydrocodone was moved from schedule 3 to a schedule 2 substance there was a 7 pill per patient prescribing rate increase in the united states also in 2015
12.5 million americans used hydrocodone in the past year 2 million were addicted to prescription painkillers and then these are the references that i use i hope you enjoyed this and be sure to you know give it some criticism
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HSC 227 Drug Infomercial: Hydrocodone By Fatima Carlos
