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 Anhydrous ammonia lands two Screven,Georgia residents in jail on meth charges.
Anhydrous ammonia lands two Screven,Georgia residents in jail on meth charges.
SPRINGFIELD,Georgia ...
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Laney Scheduled For December Trial On Meth Charges.
Laney Scheduled For December Trial On Meth Charges.
Patricia Laney, who was taken into federal custody ...
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Morrison County,Montana's anti-meth efforts slow meth usage numbers.
Morrison County,Montana's anti-meth efforts slow meth usage numbers.
Three methamphetamine related ...
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Meth lab found in local hotel room.
Meth lab found in local hotel room.
Keen observations by two Thatcher,Arizona Police officers Saturday led ...
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Couple pleads guilty to meth lab charges.
Couple pleads guilty to meth lab charges.
SANDUSKY,Ohio
A couple who operated a methamphetamine lab on Maple ...
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Africia becoming Drug Hub.
DEA Chief Warns Africa Becoming Drug Hub
DEA administrator Karen Tandy, left, listens with ...
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"Speed in a can"
’Cocaine’ drink pulled from shelves nationwide
NEW HAVEN, Conneticut. - A Las Vegas company has agreed ...
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Football players arrested on drug charges.
Stout football players arrested on drug charges.
Three UW-Stout football players have been arrested and ...
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'I'll cut your throat andburn house'
A WOMAN threatened to burn down her love rival's house and slash her throat, a ...
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Anti-Drug Groups Turn Eye to Prescription Abuse
Leading anti-drug groups, which for years have been focusing their efforts on illegal drugs like ...
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The other side: Abusing prescriptions
CLEVELAND -- While most people live in a world where the local pharmacists prescribe the ...
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Boy poisoned due to Codeine
A Great Falls woman was arrested Thursday in the near-fatal poisoning of her 3-year-old son, ...
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When injected, 120mg of codeine phosphate produces an analgesic response equivalent to that from 10mg of morphine.
Codeine products are diverted from legitimate sources and are encountered on the illicit market.
Codeine is the most widely used, naturally occurring narcotic in medical treatment in the world.
The human body converts codeine into morphine during digestion.
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Codeine Side Effects
Abusing Codeine causes harmful side effects, including loss of motor skills and
coordination. Users may feel confused or dizzy and become unstable on their feet.
These side effects can last for several hours to several years, depending on how
long or how much a person uses the drug. Some side effects may even be permanent.
Side effects of Codeine include but are not limited to:
- addiction
- drowsiness
- nausea
- confusion
- loss of coordination
- depressed respiration
- constipation
- urinary retention
- sedation
- unconsciousness
- tolerance
- stomach bleeding
- kidney damage
- liver damage
- "itchies"
- hangover
- tiny pupils
- blurred vision
- poor night vision
- impair your ability to drive
- disorientation
- convulsions
- hallucinations
- depression
- sexual problems
- agitation
- tremors
- seizures
Abuse of Codeine may result in tolerance for the drug, meaning users need higher
doses of the drug to achieve the original effects. Long-term Codeine abuse can
also lead to physical dependence accompanied by severe mental and physical disturbances
when the drug is withdrawn. People who abuse Codeine may lose their inhibitions
and put themselves at risk for contracting diseases such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis.
Codeine abuse can be fatal-either by ingesting one large overdose or by taking
many smaller doses over time.
Some users may combine Codeine with another drug such as marijuana, cocaine,
or alcohol. Or, they may combine them with antihistamines, barbiturates, general
anesthetics, or antidepressants. But, the effect of using multiple drugs is
dangerous and can be deadly. Codeine is safe to use with other drugs only under
a doctor's supervision.
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