Vicodin Information

December 30th, 2007
  • Vicodin (Hydrocodone & paracetamol (acetaminophen)) relates to the class of the narcotic analgesics.
  • Acetaminophen the weaker anaesthetizing means which strengthens action of Hydrocodone.
  • Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone are intended for removing the severe pain.

What I should know about vicodin?

  • Hydrocodone is caused habituation.  Avoid alcohol with the take of vicodin. Alcohol can strengthen sleepiness and vertigo, caused by vicodin which in turn can lead to the loss of consciousness and death. Acetaminophen in combination with alcohol is disastrous for the liver.
  • Vicodin can strengthen the action of other medicines, which cause sleepiness, including antidepressants, alcohol, of the antihistaminic and anaesthetizing means, preparations against the state anxieties, anticonvulsive preparations. The simultaneous take of vicodin with medicines enumerated above can lead to the dangerous sedative effect, the vertigo or the sleepiness. You will report to doctor about all drugs, which you assume and do not assign to yourselves medicine independently, without having conferred with doctor.
  • Vicodin can become the reason for bolt. Abundant drink (6-8 glasses of water during the day) is recommended, in order to decrease side effect. The abundance of cellulose in the daily ration will help to avoid bolts.

What will occur in the case of overdose vicodin?

  • Immediately contact your doctor.
  • The symptoms of overdose vicodin include rare respiration, spasm, vertigo, weakness, the loss of consciousness, coma, tangled nature of consciousness, fatigue, cold and moist skin, contraction of pupils, nausea, vomiting and sweating.

What are the possible side effects of vicodin?

  • allergic reaction (complexity of respiration; the contraction of the respiratory tract; edema of lips, language, face; or rash);
  • rare, weak respiration;
  • spasm;
  • cold moist skin;
  • strong weakness or vertigo;
  • the loss of consciousness;
  • the yellowing of skin and proteins of eyes;
  • the increased fatigue, hemorrhage or the formation of hematomas.

the less serious side effects:

  • bolt;
  • dryness in the mouth, nausea, vomiting or reduction in the appetite;
  • vertigo, fatigue or a feeling of void in the head;
  • muscular spasms;
  • sweating;
  • itch;
  • the difficult urination;
  • reducing sexual attraction.

Adolescents use alcohol less but increasingly more medicines

December 30th, 2007

According to the results of interrogation American adolescents began to less use alcohol and less to smoke, however more to use the released on the prescription medicines. Organization partnership for America without the narcotics conducts a similar study third year.

The results of a study show that at least each fifth American adolescent tried to use such strong anaesthetizing preparations as Vicodin or OxyContin for achievement of narcotic effect, which composes 4,5 mln. people.

Many adolescents also count that experiments with the sold on the prescription medicines much safer than the use of the forbidden narcotics it reports agency Associated Press.

  • 40% of those interrogated stated that medicine “much safer” than narcotics
  • 31% - that in their infrequent use there is nothing bad
  • 29% they were assured that soothing do not cause habituation.

According to the results of the same interrogation in 2003 Vicodin, OxyContin or Tylox it tried 20% of respondents. During the subsequent years this number did not change.

62% of adolescents answered that they took medicines from the first-aid kit and 52% said that soothing can be with the ease bought everywhere.

Organization partnership for America without the narcotics was based in 1987.