Prescription
painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system’s
transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain. Most painkillers
also stimulate portions of the brain associated with pleasure. Thus, in
addition to blocking pain, they produce a “high.”
The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like
compounds. They are manufactured to react on the nervous system in the
same way as drugs derived from the opium poppy, like heroin. The most
commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone,
meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
Oxycodone
has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers. It is as
powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
Oxycodone is sold under many trade names, such as Percodan, Endodan,
Roxiprin, Percocet, Endocet, Roxicet and OxyContin. It comes in tablet
form.
Hydrocodone
is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in
prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups. Trade
names include Anexsia, Dicodid, Hycodan, Hycomine, Lorcet, Lortab,
Norco, Tussionex and Vicodin. Sales and production of this drug have
increased significantly in recent years, as has its illicit use.
Meperidine
(brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and
propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be
crushed and injected, snorted or smoked. Darvon, banned in the UK since
2005, is among the top ten drugs reported in drug abuse deaths in the
US. Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often
called “drug store heroin” on the streets.
There
are 1308 medications for pain, I found in the Internet. Below are the
top 25 most popular based on The number of User Reviews.
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