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Addiction Topic: Prescription Drug Addiction (p. 1 of 3)
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Fiorinal Abuse, Signs, Symptoms and Addiction Treatment
Fiorinal is a medication that contains aspirin, butalbital, and caffeine. While two of the main ingredients in the drug are mild and can be purchased over-the-counter, the butalbital present in the medication can cause euphoria if taken in large doses. This puts the drug in danger of abuse. Those who misuse their Fiorinal prescriptions-or someone else's-can expect serious consequences, addiction...
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Luminal Abuse, Signs, Symptoms and Addiction Treatment
Luminal is the brand name for phenobarbital, a barbiturate medication. This drug can be necessary and even lifesaving in certain situations, but unfortunately, it can also be abused for its ability to cause euphoria. Addiction can occur as a result and often requires professional treatment.
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Understanding Luminal According to the National Library of Medicine, "Phenobarbital is used to... -
Fioricet Abuse, Signs, Symptoms and Addiction Treatment
Fioricet is the name of a combination medication that contains acetaminophen, butalbital, and caffeine. Unfortunately, many of the people who take Fioricet abuse it for its ability to create a euphoric high. The drug can be beneficial when taken as prescribed, but when abused, it can become habit-forming.
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Vicoprofen Abuse, Signs, Symptoms, and Addiction Treatment
Vicoprofen is one of the many brand names for a hydrocodone-based drug, which also contains ibuprofen. Unfortunately, this drug is often abused by those hoping to experience hydrocodone's euphoric high. Call 800-807-0951 now in order to find help and to put an end to your substance abuse as soon as possible.
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Zanaflex Withdrawal
Zanaflex is a brand name medication that is also known as Tazanidine. This medication is intended for use in people that have Multiple Sclerosis, as it is designed to help relieve muscle spasms and increased muscle tone, two symptoms that are associated with this disease. Multiple Sclerosis leads the nerves in the body to function in an improper manner, which can be very uncomfortable for people...
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Oxycontin Addiction Help
If you are abusing Oxycontin in any manner, which essentially entails that you are taking it in an off label manner or for an off label purpose, then realize that there is help out there for you to take advantage of. There are a wide variety of drug rehab facilities that are specifically designed for prescription drug abuse and addiction.
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4 Common Abused Prescription Painkillers
Prescription pain relievers containing opioids have been, and currently still are, among the most common prescription drugs abused. When opioid pain medications are used inappropriately they can induce a sense of euphoria because they stimulate specific parts of the brain involved with pleasure. For this reason, prescription painkillers have become popular drugs of choice among teens and young...
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Prescription Drug Abuse, Addiction, Treatment and Detox
Prescription drugs are dispensed by licensed and trained physicians according to FDA or Food and Drug Administration guidelines. They are designed in order to be safe, and as long as they are taken according to their directions they are generally regarded to be so.
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Mixing Prescription Drugs Can Be Fatal
Because the use of prescription drugs is so wide spread today and teens are abusing them as well as adults, people need to understand just how serious it is when combining drugs unintentionally or to enhance their high. The common prescribed drugs that are abused today are opioid pain medications, CNS depressants for the treatment of anxiety and sleep disorders and stimulants used to treat...
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Illegal Online Pharmacies
What can be easier than this, everything you need at your fingertips with the click of a mouse. Can't get any easier than that! There are plenty of legitimate legal pharmacies online to shop from but like everything else, illegal ones are all over the net too. They have one goal in mind, and that's to make money no matter who may suffer in the end.
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