What is Vicodin and it's Effects?
Vicodin is a strong opioid analgesic (pain killer) drug with a high potential to cause physical and psychological dependence. Vicodin is a semi-synthetic opioid made from the alkaloid, thebaine. It is very similar to codeine in structure and actions. The agent has been around for more than 70 years in Europe but because of the addiction and abuse potential, the drug never became popular until the late 1980s.
Once the addictive problems of heroin and morphine became well known, it was decided not to make pain killers using morphine substitutes.
Overview:
Vicodin is in a group of drugs called narcotic pain relievers. It is similar to morphine. Its pain relieving effect is much stronger than codeine but weaker than that of morphine or dilaudid. Used for the relief of moderate to severe pain.
Appearance:
Typical solid oblong pills, usually marked with dosage size (30, 40, 80, etc...)
Street Names:
- Vikes
- Hillbilly Heroin
- kicker
Routes of Administration
- Chewing
- Crushing
- Injecting
- Sniffing
Short - Term Effects
- Analgesia-numbness
- Sedation
- Euphoria
- Feelings of Relaxation
- Respiratory Depression
- Constipation
- Papillary Constriction
- Cough Suppression
Long - Term Effects
- Can produce severe respiratory depression
- Skeletal muscle flaccidity
- Reduction in blood pressure and heart rate
- Coma
- Respiratory arrest
- Death
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