Injecting Opana and Its Hidden Dangers

Prescription medication, especially painkillers, abuse has increased in the US in the last few years. Painkillers not only delay pain signals from injured body parts to the brain, thereby numbing pain, but they also induce an increased production of dopamine (the feel good hormone) by the brain, in essence inducing a high/ rush. Opana, morphine, Oxycontin, oxycodone and buprenorphine comprise some of the pain medications that have similar effects to that of heroin and other depressant drugs. In the absence of heroin and other potent depressants, some people ingest high quantities of analgesics/ painkillers, or alter the prescribed dosage form to a form that gets the drugs directly into the bloodstream for an instant high.

Injecting Opana

Opana is a painkiller whose prescribed mode of intake/ ingestion is oral. Oral intake of Opana takes the drug hours to get released into the bloodstream, and even then, the drug seeps into the bloodstream, from the digestive system, in controlled quantities. Abusers of Opana crush the pills, dilute the powder/ or heat it into liquid, and directly inject the liquid into the bloodstream. The effects are immediate and deadly.

Deadly blood disorders from injecting Opana

Clotting: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

The human blood circulatory system is composed of the blood, blood vessels (capillaries, veins and arteries) and the heart. The heart receives and pumps blood from and into other body organs through the blood vessels. The highly potent injected Opana causes the conglomeration of platelets (the blood's clotting component) inside the blood vessels, in essence blocking those vessels. Blocked blood vessels limit blood flow and force the heart to overwork to pump blood throughout the body. Clotted platelets and blocked blood vessels can lead to an instant and massive heart attack or the damage/ death of organs that do not get oxygenated blood supply.

Internal bleeding

The human blood is made up red blood cells, platelets and white blood cells. The platelets conglomerate on injured tissues to stop bleeding. When Opana induces platelets clotting inside the blood capillaries, it limits the number of platelets that other body tissues receive. Inadequate platelets lead to internal bleeding, and or excessive bleeding from injured external tissues. Insufficient blood flow to the brain can cause stroke and death, and low blood pressure (from reduced volume of blood in the capillaries) can lead to a heart attack.

A high American population has turned to prescription medicine for recreational use. Since prescription medications are made to be ingested and released into the bloodstream gradually, abusers of these drugs alter their (drugs) forms to release high quantities of the drugs into the bloodstream instantly. Crushing and injecting Opana into the bloodstream causes massive blood vessels clotting and blockage, as well as internal/ excessive bleeding that result in stroke, heart attack and instant death. Follow us for more information and resources on drug abuse and treatment.

Xanax Can Be Deadly If Not Monitored

 

Xanax can be deadly as was seen by the recent fall of an iconic singer, Whitney Houston. Xanax in small doses is not at all lethal, but the problem it readily presents is addiction. When your life becomes dependent on Xanax, a lot of problems ensues; in some cases a permanent one, which is death.

Xanax belongs to a group of sedatives known as benzodiazepines. Its uses are similar to that of valium though recently Xanax has been included to the group of drugs abused by both celebrities and ordinary individuals. Clinically, the drug is prescribed to treat psychotic bouts and panic attacks to patients.

When the right prescription is followed, Xanax is quite harmless as a standalone drug. The problem sets in when over dependency on the drug registers. If prescribed to an ex-addict recovering from withdrawal symptoms, unmonitored use of the drug leads to addiction. Such addictions triggers drug overdoses which in many cases leads to death. Popular celebrities like Anna Nicole Smith, Michael Jackson and Jimmie Hendrix all reported to have over-dozed on benzodiazepines, Xanax being in the cocktail.

The drug Xanax becomes most lethal when combined with other drugs. As a panic attack treatment option, it is always advised not to use the drug in the presence of other drugs like painkillers, medication for treating respiratory infections or alcohol. Xanax abuse is common with alcoholics who are the biggest number in the death toll caused by the sedative.
If Xanax can be deadly, how come it's not banned from prescription? The problem is that the clinical trials run before showed the sedative to work just fine in comparison to other benzodiazepines. Xanax ranks as one of the most prescribed drugs in America and little campaign is done about its addictiveness and the reality that it can lead to death.

Even though Xanax proves to have some benefits on treating recovering addicts, the drug can become the new addiction if not controlled. The Food and Drugs Administration (USA) only approves Xanax for short-term use. Thus it is a mandate of both doctors and caregivers to ensure a prolonged use of the sedative is not encouraged.


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