Meprobamate is a tranquilizer medication that is prescribed to patients who are suffering from anxiety and other disorders which produce nervousness and panic attacks. The purpose of meprobamate is for short-term relief by slowing the activity in the brain to allow the person to relax.
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Because Hydromorphine is such a strong pain relief medication, the withdrawal symptoms of someone who has become dependent on it are quite intense. The longer the person has been taking the drug, the worse their symptoms are going to be.
In most individuals who quit using Hydromorphine, they...

Hydromorphine is a highly addictive drug both for people following their dosage continuously, and individuals who abuse and use the drug recreationally for the sedative and numbing effects. In the most severe cases, it can be fatal due mainly to shallow breathing and heart bear irregularity. read more

Hydromorphine, as its name suggests, is an alternate drug of morphine with similar characteristics, side effects, dangers and withdrawal symptoms. It is a strong opioid analgesic drug that is prescribed to patients with moderate to severe chronic pain.
It is most commonly prescribed when...

Substance abuse leads to drug addiction when the individual goes from casual drug use in a social atmosphere to being completely emotionally and physically dependent on the drug. Quitting any type of drug when someone is addicted to it is an extremely difficult process causing a lot of pain and...

If you're suffering from moderate to severe pain due to a medical condition you may be prescribed a combination drug like Tylox for the relief of pain and discomfort. Tylox is a combination drug, the capsules contain oxycodone and acetaminophen and should never be combined with alcohol, sedatives,...

Instead of incorporating a healthy nutritional diet and some kind of physical activity into their lifestyle, some people turn to dangerous weight loss products or even the most recent diet craze that crops up to slim down. Parents of teens may not have heard about the diet fad some young people are...

A good percentage of teenagers and adults have experimented with drug use at some point in their lives, whether it is prescription drugs or recreational drug use. The line to be drawn between casual use and substance abuse or addiction is sometimes hard to define. However one thing is true for all...

Because prescription drug abuse is such a significant problem among our youth, I can't imagine being the parent of a school aged child today. Kids are approached with substance use at a much younger age anymore and prescription pills are often the type of drug adolescents and teens may be willing...

More than a decade ago certain Buprenorphine products were approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in treating opiate addiction. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), buprenorphine is an opioid partial agonist, meaning even though...