Category Archives: opiates

Newborn Opiate Addiction and Withdrawal

By oxyn1147 | Published: January 19, 2013

One of the saddest facts about prescription drug abuse is that a pregnant mother who abuses medicine will pass the effects to her unborn child. Unfortunately, it has become more and more common for newborn babies to be born addicted to prescription medications like OxyContin, Percocet and Vicodin. The Los Angeles Times reports that in [...]

Also posted in opioids, oxycontin, prescription drugs | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fentanyl and Suboxone – The Evolution of Drug Abuse and Addiction

By oxyn1147 | Published: November 27, 2012

A new and controversial detox drug utilized in major rehab centers today is buprenorphine which is better known as Suboxone. Touted as the “new methadone,” this powerful, synthetic opiate is prescribed to patients with chronic pain and drug addiction problems. Ironically, both Suboxone and methadone are also addictive, just as heroin and other medications like [...]

Also posted in opioids, oxycontin, OxyNEO | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Pills to Heroin: An Increasingly Common but Deadly Path

By oxyn1147 | Published: November 1, 2012

Small towns across the U.S. are seeing an increase in heroin use. The cause is dwindling supplies of the prescription narcotic oxycodone. Oxycodone, which is sold under brand names like Oxycontin, Oxyneo, Percocet, and Percodan, is a powerful synthetic opioid derived from the papaver somniferum, or opium poppy plant. While oxycodone is legitimately prescribed for [...]

Also posted in heroin, opioids | Tagged | Leave a comment

Prescription Opioid Analgesics: The New U.S. Drug Epidemic

By oxyn1147 | Published: August 9, 2012

According to the 2007 data released by the Center for Disease Control, prescription drug overdose resulted in approximately three deaths per hour. With nearly 27,000 such deaths that year, the CDC has appropriately classified the growing trend as an epidemic. Of course, in years since 2007, the prescription medication epidemic has really hit a fever [...]

Also posted in OxyNEO | Leave a comment

Suboxone – Controversial but Apparently Effective

By oxyn1147 | Published: January 30, 2012

A study recently completed by Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital found that patients who are addicted to prescription opiate painkillers have a better chance of treatment success if they take a drug called Suboxone. Despite the positive results of the study, the use of Suboxone for treatment of opiate drugs is controversial.( Find out what [...]

Also posted in suboxone | 1 Comment