A Comprehensive Opioid List
A Comprehensive Opioid List – Narcotics, also known as opiates, opioids or painkillers work in the body by attaching themselves to receptors in the central nervous system (CNS) and as a result, block pain signals.
Opioids
Most Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs
Is It Common To Abuse Prescription Drugs? Perhaps this goes without saying. But commonly abused prescription drugs cause a great deal of pain for people who become addicted. As human beings, we do not like pain. We do almost anything we can to avoid it. And why wouldn’t we? Pain hurts! Naturally, we want to …
Chasing The Dragon: Pain Pill Addiction
An Introduction To Pain Pill Addiction Pain pill addiction is a major problem in the United States. Most pain pills are opioids. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 70% of the drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2019 were from an opioid. Over the past 20 years, pain pill addiction and overdose …
Risks of Using Imodium for Opioid Withdrawal
Imodium (loperamide) is an over-the-counter medication treatment for acute and chronic diarrhea. When used in large quantities, however, Imodium can induce effects similar to opioids, such as euphoria. For this reason, some individuals suffering from opioid addiction abuse Imodium to get high or help manage withdrawal symptoms. Loperamide works by reducing the flow of fluids …
Opioid Addiction Treatment
Opioids are a class of drugs that includes both prescription and illegal painkillers. Heroin, hydrocodone, oxycodone, and codeine are a few examples of opioids.