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Hydrocodone is a highly selective full agonist of the μ-opioid receptor (MOR). [28] [54] [49] This is the main biological target of the endogenous opioid neuropeptide β-endorphin. [55] Hydrocodone has low affinity for the δ-opioid receptor (DOR) and the κ-opioid receptor (KOR), where it is an agonist similarly. [49]
[1] [3] Serious side effects include addiction, decreased rate of breathing, low blood pressure, severe allergic reactions, and liver failure. [1] Use during pregnancy may harm the fetus. [1] Use with alcohol is not recommended. [3] Hydrocodone works by binding to the mu-opioid receptor. [1]
The side effects for hydrocodone/ibuprofen are a combination of the side effects of the component drugs. Side effects experienced in more than 10% of the population taking the drug include: headache, drowsiness, dizziness, constipation, nausea, and dyspepsia. [5] In the US, the label for hydrocodone/ibuprofen contains a black box warning about ...
Benzhydrocodone (contracted from benzoate-hydrocodone) is an opioid prodrug of the morphinan class. Its chemical structure consists of hydrocodone coupled with benzoic acid . Benzhydrocodone itself is inactive and acts as a prodrug to hydrocodone upon cleavage of the benzoate portion of the molecule.
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Lean or purple drank (known by numerous local and street names) is a polysubstance drink used as a recreational drug.It is prepared by mixing prescription-grade cough or cold syrup containing an opioid drug and an anti-histamine drug with a soft drink and sometimes hard candy.
It morphed into drinking vodka by the quart and taking 55 Vicodin a day. Matthew Perry details his decades-long addiction battle in his memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, which ...