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Choosing the Best Inpatient Hydrocodone Withdrawal Treatment - Prescription Hydrocodone abuse has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Although many people use this prescription drug as directed, it is still possible to become addicted to it. Hydrocodone addiction is an opiate addiction just like heroin or any of the other opium based medications. Although the symptoms of opiate withdrawal are not deadly, they ...
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What are the Dangers of Opium Use? - Pure opium, as well as opium-based and opium-derived drugs, ranks second only to alcohol as the most addictive substances on the market. Some of the most commonly used opium drugs include: Heroin Morphine Codeine Oxycontin Demerol Hydrocodone Even in prescription form, the dangers of opium use are really no different than those associated with heroin ...
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What Pills are Opiates? - Opiates are the naturally occurring alkaloid chemicals found in the opium poppy plant,Papaver somniferum, including morphine, codeine, and thebaine. More commonly, the term is used to describe pills containing these alkaloids and the many other semi-synthetic and synthetic drugs that are able to produce similar psychoactive effects. Opiates are essential in the management of pain ...
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The Emotional Effects of Your Drug Addiction - If you or a loved one are dealing with the struggles of drug addiction, you will notice the effects of it playing out in various areas of your life. Drug addictions can affect you financially and emotionally. It is important to understand the effects that your drug addiction will have on yourself and others so ...