VICODIN
Vicodin has
a high psychological dependence and a high physical dependence.
The chronic use of Vicodin can cause you to build up a tolerance
for the drug. To get the same effect as the first time you took
Vicodin, you would have to take more and more pills; people who
abuse the drug must take large numbers of pills as their tolerance
grows. It has been documented that some long-term Vicodin abusers
take up to 100+ pills per day.
Another danger
of abusing Vicodin is that it contains Acetaminophen (tylenol)
of which long-term use or abuse can cause liver damage or failure.
Symptoms of withdrawal include restlessness, muscle and bone pain,
insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, involuntary
leg movements, watery eyes, runny nose, loss of appetite, irritability,
panic, nausea, chills, and sweating. Taking a large single dose
of an opioid could cause severe respiratory depression that can
lead to death. Effects of an overdose are clammy skin, convulsions,
slow and shallow breathing, coma, and possible death.
Some side
effects of using this drug are fast or slow heartbeat, trouble
breathing, swelling of the face, hives, skin rash, itching, hallucinations,
changes in behavior, severe confusion or tiredness, yellowing
of the skin or eyes, drowsiness, dizziness or weakness, dry mouth,
nausea or vomiting, constipation, headache, and blurred vision.
Vicodin and
other hydrocodone drugs can cause psychic and physical dependence
after several weeks of continued use and mild physical dependence
after only a few days. Also, Vicodin abuse has recently been linked
to causing deafness in some long-term abusers.
If
you need help, or just have a question, please contact us today
800-338-0710.
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