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DEA: Narcotics Opioids History Oxycodone vs. Hydrocodone
National Institute on Drug Abuse:
What are opioids? How do opioids affect the brain? Chemistry of opioids and opiates.
Opioids and the Treatment of Chronic Pain: Controversies, Current Status, and Future Directions
Opioids information... “Heroin, a very strong narcotic depressant, completely destroys the user’s ability to reason. Its synthetic form, known as designer drug has been proven to be even more deadly and addictive. If the abuser wishes to maintain the same effect, he or she will have to take steadily larger doses as the tolerance develops.”
See Rx Facts link for information on other depressants and stimulant prescription drugs.
 
Plus, view the slideshow on 2009 Nonmedical use of Prescription Drugs Learn facts: how taking one opioid pill without medical monitoring can kill you, what drugs are college students using and abusing, how do prescription drugs effect your mind and body....
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