Duodin

Duodin is a semisynthetic opioid also known as hydrocodone. This substance is made from one or more alkaloids such as Thebaine which is codeine methyl enol ether. Duodin works to suppress cough and block nerve cells in the brain that register pain. I...

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Duramorph

Duramorph is the name of a morphine injection. It is a systemic narcotic analgesic that is used for intravenous, epidural or intrathecal administration of morphine.This drug is primarily used to manage pain for patients that do not respond to non-nar...

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Ecstasy (MDMA)

MDMA is popularly known as Ecstasy. It is a synthetic psychoactive drug composed of 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine. This drug is similar to a stimulant (amphetamine) and a hallucinogen (mescaline). As a stimulant, MDMA raises a person's alertn...

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Eszopiclone

Eszopiclone is the generic name for Lunesta, a prescription treatment for insomnia. People with this disorder have trouble falling asleep and or staying asleep. Formerly known as Estorra, Eszopiclone is a central nervous system depressant with sedati...

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Fentanyl

Fentanyl is an opioid prescription pain medication with numerous brand names such as Sublimaze, Actiq, Duragesic, Fentora, Instanyl, Abstral, and Lazandal. It is typically used to treat after surgery pain and patients suffering from painful terminal ...

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Flunitrazepam

Flunitrazepam Information and Treatment Flunitrazepam (Rehypnol) is a benzodiazepine compound similar to Valium and Xanax. This drug has not been approved for medical use in the United States. However, because it is widely used in over 60 countrie...

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GHB and Rohypnol

GHB and Rohypnol have many characteristics in common the least of which is their reputation for being "date rape" drugs. These central nervous system depressants are colorless, tasteless and odorless. All attributes that make them undetectable if the...

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Halcion

Halcion Information and Treatment Options Halcion is a fast acting sedative that is used to treat short term severe insomnia and jet lag. It contains Triazolam which is a benzodiazepine drug with amnesic, hypnotic, anticonvulsant and muscle relaxant...

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Hallucinogens

What kind of drugs are hallucinogens? Hallucinogens are psychoactive drugs that interrupt the normal function of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter in the brain that is significant to communication and mood. These disruptions ca...

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Hash

Hash or Hashish is the concentration of stalked resin glands of the cannabis (marijuana) plant called trichomes. The trichomes (capitate-stalk) used to make hash are developed during flowering and appears as a sticky resin with a higher concentration...

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Heroin Addiction Treatment and Rehab

Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is described by the National Institute on Drug Abuse as a highly addictive drug that is processed from morphine. Morphine is a naturally occurring substance that is extracted from the pods of the poppy plant. Heroin is manu...

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Hycodan

Hycodan is the brand name of a prescription drug used to treat coughing and relieve its associated pain. It is made up of hydrocodone, a form of codeine, and homatropine, an anticholinergic drug that works on the nervous system. The homatropine in th...

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