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 Club drug safety needed
Covington County has more than its fair share of illegal drug use and abuse, which ...
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Meth tightens toxic grip on girls
Sitting in a circle in a basement classroom at the Turning Point girls' residence, five ...
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ECSTASY DEPLETES BRAIN OF MOOD CHEMICAL
Using the recreational drug Ecstasy reduces the amount of a brain chemical that controls mood, ...
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Ecstasy side effects 'not minor'
The effects of the drug ecstasy cannot be dismissed as minor, according to an intensive ...
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Italy's Docs Failing to Report Adverse Drug Side Effects
FLORENCE (Reuters Health) - Many Italian doctors are not reporting on adverse reactions in patients, ...
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OxyContin's deadly side effects
Health professionals warn Western Michigan University students about the dangers of a new drug that's ...
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Mother of two withdrawals from meth in jail cell
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. - The physical withdrawal from methamphetamine wasn't so bad. It was knowing what ...
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Panhandle woman gets 10 years for hubby's honeymoon drug death
SHALIMAR -- A bride has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the honeymoon ...
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Drug Facts
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Alcohol is a DOWNER that reduces activity in the central nervous system. The alcohol intoxicated person exhibits loose muscle tone, loss of fine motor coordination, and often has a staggering "drunken" gait.
Morphine is a narcotic analgesic. Morphine was first isolated from opium in 1805 by a German pharmacist, Wilhelm Sert�rner.
Pharmacologically, ritalin works on the neurotransmitter dopamine, and in that respect resembles the stimulant characteristics of cocaine.
Patients are as physically dependent on methadone as they were to heroin or other opiates, such as Oxycotin or Vicodin.
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Methadone
Side Effects 
Methadone is
a (synthetic opiate) narcotic that when administered once a day, orally, in
adequate doses, can usually suppress a heroin addict's craving and withdrawal
for 24 hours. Patients are as physically dependent on methadone as they were
to heroin or other opiates, such as Oxycotin or Vicodin.
Methadone side
effects include but are not limited to:
- drowsiness
- lightheadedness
- weakness
- euphoria
- dry mouth
- urinary retention
- constipation
- slow or troubled breathing
Methadone side effects that
are more rare include but are not limited to:
- allergic reactions
- skin rash
- hives
- itching
- headache
- dizziness
- impaired concentration
- sensation of drunkenness
- confusion
- depression
- blurred or double vision
- facial flushing
- sweating
- heart palpitation
- nausea
- vomiting
Methadone side effects that
are more uncommon include but are not limited to:
- anaphylactic reactions
- hypotension causing
weakness and fainting
- disorientation
- hallucinations
- unstable gait
- tremor
- muscle twitching
- myasthenia gravis
- kidney failure
- seizures
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