The acetaminophen is added to Lortab to provide increased pain relief and to discourage recreational use of the drug, as high doses of acetaminophen can cause potentially fatal liver toxicity.
Older adults who began consuming alcohol earlier in life tend to have worse treatment outcomes than those who began drinking later in life.
Ketamine was developed in 1963 in order to replace PCP and is currently used in human anesthesia and veterinary medicine.
Repeated and chronic heroin users who fail to use sterile needles or share equipment may experience infection of the heart lining and valves, normally due to lack of sterile technique.