can someone please sort out my confusion as to what these all are, what do they do, and what are they also known as.
my friends talk about Vicoden, Percesets, OC or Oxycodone, or is that Oxycontin, Valium, Qualudes,, what else,,,I guess that's all i can remember.
2007-06-13 15:44:15 · 6 answers · asked by brandon 5 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Vicodin = hydrocone
Percocet, OC, Oxycontin = oxycodone
Valium = diazepam
Quaalude = methaqualone
Hydrocodone and oxycodone are opiate pain killers. Valium is a CNS depressant, and is a tranquilizer, and is prescribed for anxiety, seizures, muscle spasms, sedation. Methaqualone is a sedative drug which is similar in effect to barbiturates, a general CNS depressant. It is used to treat insomnia, and as a sedative and muscle relaxant.
Why are they on the street? Some people sell a portion of their prescription to recover the cost of their doctor visit and pharmacy expenses, which they may not could afford otherwise.
2007-06-14 02:33:25 · answer #1 · answered by ~RedBird~ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most of those you mention are narcotic painkillers of the opiate variety, though Valium is a muscle relaxant. Others available on the street are Dilaudid and fentanyl. These are drugs that can give a high similar to heroine, I'm told, but are extremely addictive if used as a recreational drug, rather than for a prescribed purpose. Some people tend to think that because a drug is available by prescription it is safer to take than things such as cocaine or heroine, but this isn't the case. You'll get just as screwed up on these drugs as you would on crack if you use them to get high.
2007-06-13 15:52:08 · answer #2 · answered by TeDiouS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means some one got a prescription. and either it got stolen, or their selling them on the street. Most of those listed are pain killers, and a anti depressant. All of them are controlled substances and who ever is distributing them has no regards for anyone but putting a buck in his pocket. Having been on some of them when I had cancer surgery, I can attest that I'd rather be in pain from the surgery then the side effect of pain from constipation they gave me. A very dangerous pass time to pop meds to get high or low,
2007-06-13 15:56:57 · answer #3 · answered by fuzzykitty 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
She needs to go to rehab and get totally clean before she can do anything. It definately sounds like a person with a crack addiction. You need to get the family together and discuss this, force her into rehab, otherwise its just going to keep going downhill for her, her boyfriend should be helping and forcing her into rehab.
2016-04-01 06:35:13 · answer #4 · answered by Karen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow,k,well alot R pain killers,opiates & R used to kill pain.Use for 3 days & more will get U hooked & cause severe withdrawels.Another drug liked alot is Valium=benzodiazipine,it helps to relax u & is a central nervous sytem stimulant.=whoa pill,these days Crack is the drug thats causeing alot of B.S. in soceity,crime levels sky-rocket wen this stuff is around & easily available.=all the time unfortunatly.nthng else u want to know just ask,peace & GODBLESS U & yours eh!
2007-06-13 16:13:30 · answer #5 · answered by joeniceguy2005 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Vicodine, perkoset is oxycodone, oxycontin are all pain killers. oxycontin is super super powerful pain killer. valium(diazepam) is a sedative/tranquilizer they give to people with schizophrenia, makes you super chill. i dont know what qualudes is.
2007-06-13 15:48:20 · answer #6 · answered by doomjockey 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
alot of doctors don't like prescribing them cause they are a highly addictive drug so they just buy them on the street.
2007-06-13 15:48:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋