Percocet Abuse
Percocet is a combination of narcotics like acetaminophen and oxycondone. The drug oxycondone has effects just like those associated with narcotics. Percocet is a scheduled II drug that is available only through prescription and is a potent pain relief drug that is highly addictive. The drug is designed to be released in the body slowly and over a period of time. The drug should not be broken, chewed or crushed since the release takes place rapidly and will harm the body. The drug when used for legitimate medical reasons can help improve the standard of life for many Americans with life threatening diseases and conditions. The drug is prescribed for patients who suffer from cancer, or are suffering from chronic and long lasting severe pain. Percocet is also sold under the name of Roxicet and Tylox, the potency of the tablet differs on the basis of quantity of oxycodone, hydrochloride and acetaminophen. The tablets thus are set apart in potency in ratios-
• 25mg: 325mg; oxycondone hydrochloride: acetaminophen
• 5mg: 325mg; oxycondone hydrochloride: acetaminophen
• 7.5mg: 500mg; oxycondone hydrochloride: acetaminophen
• 10mg: 650mg; oxycondone hydrochloride: acetaminophen
Now the continous use of Percocet has caused a few patients to develop a tolerance to the amount and in order to reach that state of euphoria, they increase their dosage. This is caused due to their physical dependency on the drug and addicts abuse this drug. Percocet is abused by oral ingestion of the pill, chewing it and even crushing the pill and snorting it. In order to avoid any incident of drug abuse, the left over Percocet should be destroyed; the prescription should be taken care off. The drug has a few side effects but they are tolerable when compared with the pain a patient goes through. Percocet abusers also experience dizziness, feeling of euphoria, constriction in the pupils, constipation, nausea and vomiting, heavy breathing, rash, depression, etc.
As the drug is abused over a prolonged period, the addicts tend to increase the dosage that is very risky and can even lead to death. Some of the symptoms of an overdose are cold and clammy skin, the skin turning yellow or bluish, slow and irregular breathing, stupor, drop in blood pressure, sweating, vomiting, etc. Due to the daily intake of Percocet, the patients develop dependence and when stopped, they suffer from narcotic withdrawal symptoms. The dependence can be treated on the advice of a physician and reducing the drug dosage over a period of time. This tapering of the drug is done with the help of other drugs like suboxone that help in curbing the withdrawal symptoms.
The other possible interactions with drugs when using Percocet include Cogentin, Bentyl, and Donnatal which are antispasmodic drugs, Thorazine and Mellaril which are tranquelizers and Xanax and Valium as well.
Percocet is a combination of narcotics like acetaminophen and oxycondone. The drug oxycondone has effects just like those associated with narcotics. Percocet is a scheduled II drug that is available only through prescription and is a potent pain relief drug that is highly addictive. The drug is designed to be released in the body slowly and over a period of time. The drug should not be broken, chewed or crushed since the release takes place rapidly and will harm the body. The drug when used for legitimate medical reasons can help improve the standard of life for many Americans with life threatening diseases and conditions. The drug is prescribed for patients who suffer from cancer, or are suffering from chronic and long lasting severe pain. Percocet is also sold under the name of Roxicet and Tylox, the potency of the tablet differs on the basis of quantity of oxycodone, hydrochloride and acetaminophen. The tablets thus are set apart in potency in ratios-
• 25mg: 325mg; oxycondone hydrochloride: acetaminophen
• 5mg: 325mg; oxycondone hydrochloride: acetaminophen
• 7.5mg: 500mg; oxycondone hydrochloride: acetaminophen
• 10mg: 650mg; oxycondone hydrochloride: acetaminophen
Now the continous use of Percocet has caused a few patients to develop a tolerance to the amount and in order to reach that state of euphoria, they increase their dosage. This is caused due to their physical dependency on the drug and addicts abuse this drug. Percocet is abused by oral ingestion of the pill, chewing it and even crushing the pill and snorting it. In order to avoid any incident of drug abuse, the left over Percocet should be destroyed; the prescription should be taken care off. The drug has a few side effects but they are tolerable when compared with the pain a patient goes through. Percocet abusers also experience dizziness, feeling of euphoria, constriction in the pupils, constipation, nausea and vomiting, heavy breathing, rash, depression, etc.
As the drug is abused over a prolonged period, the addicts tend to increase the dosage that is very risky and can even lead to death. Some of the symptoms of an overdose are cold and clammy skin, the skin turning yellow or bluish, slow and irregular breathing, stupor, drop in blood pressure, sweating, vomiting, etc. Due to the daily intake of Percocet, the patients develop dependence and when stopped, they suffer from narcotic withdrawal symptoms. The dependence can be treated on the advice of a physician and reducing the drug dosage over a period of time. This tapering of the drug is done with the help of other drugs like suboxone that help in curbing the withdrawal symptoms.
The other possible interactions with drugs when using Percocet include Cogentin, Bentyl, and Donnatal which are antispasmodic drugs, Thorazine and Mellaril which are tranquelizers and Xanax and Valium as well.
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