2. Types of Painkillers Abused
What is the prescribed use of painkillers?
Painkillers are medications designed specifically to ease pain while some painkillers
have specific health care purposes like certain migraine formulations. Most painkillers
are used for general purposes.
There are several ways that painkillers are categorized. One method is to divide them
into over-the-counter or OTC painkillers which are those that could be purchased by
the consumer without a prescription and those that require a prescription for the legal
purchase.
What are the most commonly abused painkillers?
The most commonly painkillers vary
by region depending on what is
easily available.
Hydrocodone such as Vicodin,
Lortab, and Lorcet are one of the
most commonly abused painkillers.
Oxycodone sold under the names such as Oxycontin is another very commonly
abused painkiller.
These medications are meant to be long lasting, but when abused they may be
crushed in order to obtain the maximum effect. This can lead to fatal overdose.
While these two painkillers are the most common, many people may abuse any
number of painkillers that are easy for them to get.
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3. Painkillers may take many forms. Most of them come as pills, but they may also be
used as pills, powder, liquid, or suppositories.
Types Of Painkillers
• Codeine. Codeine is a painkiller derived
from opium. It is injected or ingested.
Some medications that can be prescribed
to include: codeine, include cough syrups,
and Tylenol 3.
• Morphine. Morphine is the painkiller made
from opium. It is often injected, ingested or
smoked. Some of its brand names include
Roxanol and Duramorph.
• Hydrocodone. Hydrocodone is the
synthetic opioid often used with
acetaminophen or Tylenol, and its brand
names are Vicodin, Lortab, and Lorcet.
• Oxycodone. Oxycodone is another synthetic opioid. It is often crushed and
snorted by the abuser. Oxycodone is sold under the brand names Oxycontin,
Percodan, and Percocet .
• Fentanyl. Fentanyl is the synthetic opioid sold as brands such as Actiq and
Duragesic. It is injected, smoked, or snorted.
Other Painkillers
There are many other painkillers on the market that people may abuse. These
painkillers may be swallowed, injected, chewed, snorted or taken as suppository.
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