Facts
- Vicodin is a pharmaceutical drug which is a combination of two pain relievers; acetaminophen, commonly known as Tylenol; and hydrocodone, synthetic codeine.
- Proponents of methadone maintenance often state that patients receiving treatment are "dependent" on the medication, not "addicted".
- Opana overdose will often result in the following symptoms: pinpoint pupils, stupor, difficult or slow breathing, slowed pulse, nausea, vomiting, constipation, flaccid muscles, low blood pressure, extreme fatigue, blue fingernails and lips, spasms of the stomach or intestinal tract, palpitations, coma, apnea, circulatory collapse, bradycardia, hypotension, cardiac arrest or death.
- Teen children of alcoholics are more likely to experience depressive symptoms by being perfectionist in their endeavors, hoarding, staying by themselves, and being excessively self-conscious.
Methadone Detoxification - Pence Springs, West VirginiaMethadone detoxification can be a very uncomfortable and challenging experience. Withdrawal Symptoms usually begin between twenty-four and forty-eight hours after the user's last dose of the drug. Typical withdrawal symptoms include: stomach cramps, nausea, sweating, tremors, extreme opiate cravings, sneezing, irritability, fever, vomiting, fuzzy-headedness, paranoia, hallucinations and clinical depression. Additionally, these unpleasant methadone withdrawal symptoms will last much longer than heroin withdrawal symptoms. Depending on the dose of methadone you have been taking the symptoms can last for several weeks to several months. Professionals in the field of methadone detoxification typically advise the gradual decrease of the drug over a period of time instead of completely stopping all at once.