Archive for January, 2009

How to Treat Hydrocodone Addiction

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
With highly addictive painkillers like Hydrocodone available, addiction to the drugs have increased in the past couple of years. This continues as doctors usually prescribe these drugs for people who suffer from chronic pain and post operation recovery. Even though these drugs can be very effective, in the long-term they can pose a problem. Because [...]

How Long Does Hydrocodone Stay in the System

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Q: People for wide for a wide variety of reasons want to know how long Hydrocodone will stay in their system after they take it? A: There is not one given answer to this question, however; the drug can be detected in urine for up to 10 days, depending on how much Hydrocodone you have taken. [...]

FDA Pulls Unapproved Cough Medications From Shelves

Sunday, January 11th, 2009
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has made it is duty to remove all unapproved cough syrups that contain hydrocodone. The FDA will put the focus on the manufacturers of the products and enforce that they stop production of them. This move by the FDA is there step up to fight against drugs that have [...]

Increase in Theft of Hydrocodone

Monday, January 5th, 2009
Hydrocodone is a legitimate prescription drug that is generally prescribed for pain. The drug provides a very happy and euphoric feeling that can often last many hours, while at the same time it is very effective at treating pain. Hydrocodone is highly addictive and many people have turned towards abusing it. There is a new trend [...]

Hydrocodone Abuse is Becoming More Widespread

Friday, January 2nd, 2009
Hydrocodone is a dangerous street drug and it can be found in medicine cabinets all across America. It is one of the most widely prescribed medications available and aside from being very good for the treatment of pain, it is also highly addictive. Over the past 10 years, statistics have shown that there has been a [...]