Oxycodone

Oxycodone Vs. Hydrocodone

April 6, 2020 / Oxycodone, Research/Trends/Statistics

Oxycodone and Hydrocodone are both opioid pain relievers. Opioids are a class of chemically related drugs that interact with opioid receptors in the nervous system throughout the body. This drug class includes both legal substances, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, and fentanyl, and illegal substances, such as heroin. The interaction between opioids and their designated receptors causes pain relief and euphoria, and this combination results in a high abuse potential. Oxycodone and hydrocodone are both very potent and therefore typically prescribed for moderate to severe pain.   Oxycodone and Hydrocodone Are Synthesized From Different Compounds Both drugs are semi-synthetic …

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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

April 6, 2020 / Family, Heroin and Opioids, Oxycodone, Research/Trends/Statistics, Women and Drugs

Neonatal abstinence syndrome is on the rise. Since 1999, its incidence has tripled in 28 states (from 1.5 to 6 cases per 1,000 live births per year), with the worst rates being in West Virginia, Vermont, and Maine (about 30 case per 1,000 live births). This syndrome begins in infants soon after they lose access to the addictive drugs delivered in vitro, either when the mother goes cold turkey during pregnancy or when the baby is delivered. Women who become pregnant while they are taking illicit or prescription drugs should discuss with their medical provider how to discontinue drug use …

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What You Should Know about Oxycodone

April 7, 2020 / Drugs and the Brain, Oxycodone, Research/Trends/Statistics

Oxycodone is the active ingredient in a number of prescription opioid painkillers, including Oxycotin and Percocet, which are used to treat moderate-to-severe pain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is one of the most common opioids (along with methadone and hydrocodone) associated with overdose death. Every day, over 1000 people go to the emergency department for misusing opioids, and over 14,000 die a year from overdoses (stat from the year 2014). How Does Oxycodone Work? Oxycodone acts on the central nervous system by blocking receptors involved in pain induction. Through its interaction with the opioid receptors, …

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Opioids: Who Is Using Them and Why?

April 6, 2020 / Addiction Science, Heroin and Opioids, Hydrocodone, Oxycodone

Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States; 44 people die every day from prescription drug overdose. Recently, it came to light that a large portion of these drug-related deaths (6 out of every 10 cases) were caused by one family of drugs: opioids. Public health officials say that this opioid problem has been growing over the past 15 years, and it can no longer be ignored. Opioid Drug Use Is on the Rise Painkiller prescription availability and drug use has been on the rise for years. In 1991, 76 million doses of oxycodone (OxyContin) …

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