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Like codeine, Demerol, morphine, and OxyContin, Lortab is a narcotic medication tightly controlled by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Available only through prescription, Lortab contains the drug hydrocodone and is an extremely powerful and addictive medications. Lorcet is hydrocodone in combination with acetaminophen.
Physically and psychologically addictive, Lortab stimulates opiate receptors in the brain, spinal cord, and body which reduce the sensation of pain and often result in an enjoyable and euphoric feeling. This sense of relaxation and well-being is actually a side-effect of these pain-relieving medications, but are so pleasurable that they cause a person to become addicted.
Lortab utilized by physicians to manage pain. Taking the medication as prescribed can relieve the pain and enable a more normal routine of daily living. In time, however, the brain and body become accustomed to the presence of the drug. The outcome is the development of tolerance. Once the tolerance is reached, a painful and potentially dangerous Lortab withdrawal syndrome will occur if the substance is not used or is used in lower amounts.
If Lortab is abused, the pain may become harder to eliminate, and more pills are needed. For someone who takes the drug recreationally, it is the pleasurable feelings that are sought. Either way, addiction can occur.
Lortab is an addictive opiate and the symptoms of Lortab addiction include:
In some cases, Lortab addiction is the direct result of the medication being appropriately prescribed for legitimate pain. The individual taking the drug rarely has any preconceived plans to abuse the medication, but the pain relief and the euphoric feeling produced by the Lortab can lead to its abuse. Whether it is the reduction in pain or an elevation in pleasurable feelings that is sought, the person begins to take additional medication. The progressive increase in the dosage and frequency of use leads to a mental obsession and physical dependence otherwise known as Lortab addiction. As Lortab use increases, so do the physical side-effects of the drug.
An underlying cause of the development of any drug addiction, including Lortab, may be the inability to cope with emotional problems or life stressors. Narcotics only mask these feelings, they do not allow an individual to deal with these issues head on and learn how to control or alleviate them.
Lortab withdrawal symptoms are the horrible side effect of opioid medications. Perhaps a patient started using Lortab as prescribed or was in pain and a friend gave them their medication. The immediate relief experienced from physical and emotional pain can eventually lead the user to increase the amount used and possibly even to begin to obtain it illegally. The more ingested the greater the tolerance for the drug, and the greater the tolerance, the more intense the withdrawal symptoms when stopped. Lortab withdrawal symptoms are of the opioid type and resemble flu like symptoms, fatigue, nausea and can last 3-7 days. Only a medically based detox will relieve the symptoms of Lortab withdrawal by utilizing medications for the treatment of opiate addiction.
According to government reports, there is great debate over the use of opioids as a treatment for chronic pain because long-term use leads to the development of tolerance, loss of work time, and a decreased overall quality of life. There is also a good possibility that over time, the opioids taken will actually create more pain. This phenomenon is called opioid-induced pain syndrome.
Unfortunately, many people do not realize that drugs such as Lortab are dangerous opioids. The fact that Lortab is an intermediate-acting opioid and relatively rapidly metabolized requires regular ingestion every 3 to 4 hours. Since Lortab has high quantities of acetaminophen which is toxic to the liver in high amounts, this makes Lortab undesirable for long term chronic pain treatment.
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