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Have you been seeing a lot of gabapentin abuse? A new study out of Kentucky stated that in 40% of all overdose deaths gabapentin was either on the person or in their blood stream. I bet in about 5 years it becomes a controlled substance.
Yep I'm a LONG time fan of dr drew and he says that's the combination for the huge majority of OD deaths.
I haven't seen gabapentin abuse by itself, but what your saying makes sense. A lot of fibromyalgia patients have gabapentin prescribed on top of opioids for pain control. Adjunctive therapies are where pain management is at/going. Lyrica and gabapentin are on more med lists now than when I started in healthcare. Some of the abuse you are talking about might be a direct correlation to the decrease in Norco prescriptions due to further regulation and legal risks of prescribing opioids. People trying to get a high off of their other prescriptions more or less.
Yeah, it is bad. Both drugs by themselves can/will cause respiratory depression in the right dose. Add them together and that can be a dangerous concoction. Essentially you slow down breathing and the CO2 levels in your blood rise which trigger a cascade and will eventually cause death if not corrected. Probably the cause of the accidental overdoses. If you have a high enough dose, you can just flat out stop breathing righ there.
You got it, man. Heroin is on the rise from what I hear. It really is the nature of the beast. Pain meds are necessary in certain instances but some people feel different than others on narcotics. Some people feel dizzy and sick and don't want it, but some people have a body chemistry set up to have pure euphoria while on it. It doesn't take much at all to get addicted to this stuff if your experience is straight euphoric. It really is an unfortunate mental illness after a certain point. Our country can do better for these people than our current views indicate.
FWIW a 10/325 Norco used to go for like $4 on the street back in the day. I hear they are approaching over $10 for a single 10/325 pill.(I genuinely don't know if those numbers are right, this is just from talking to different patients) If you add it up, heroin is a lot cheaper and easier to find.
FWIW a 10/325 Norco used to go for like $4 on the street back in the day. I hear they are approaching over $10 for a single 10/325 pill.(I genuinely don't know if those numbers are right, this is just from talking to different patients) If you add it up, heroin is a lot cheaper and easier to find.
Yeah, my bad. It is Hydrocodone and 325mg of Tylenol. The Hydrocodone is the opioid. Probably the most prescribed.
Hydrocodone is also used in Vicodin but Vicodin has more Tylenol which can kill your liver if taken too much in a day. So they back off on the Tylenol to 325mg mixed in with the Hydrocodone.
Hydrocodone is also used in Vicodin but Vicodin has more Tylenol which can kill your liver if taken too much in a day. So they back off on the Tylenol to 325mg mixed in with the Hydrocodone.
I got a prescription of Norcos at the ER when I took a hockey puck to the face . They make it in different strengths , depending on how much pain you tell your doctor you're in.
Heroin is on the rise massively. I believe it's because it's coming in through Mexico . I think Pittsburgh , as well as other big cities , has a huge epidemic
Heroin is on the rise massively. I believe it's because it's coming in through Mexico . I think Pittsburgh , as well as other big cities , has a huge epidemic
I just learned about this issue and it's getting or rather has been, awful in Ohio. Was just in Columbus and Cinci doing visits and learned Jan 1 pharmacies will be required to report to the state OARRS pmp system per the state for gabapentin filling
My new role is managing the reporting of data to state PMPs
. Massachusetts also will be requiring gabapentin on January 1st. MN is adding it Sept. 1st and I want to say that Indiana just did it a few months ago.
My new role is managing the reporting of data to state PMPs
Do the stores have to do that on their own or are you sending large data files of all the stores to the state on the back end?
Glad to know about IN and MN those are in my territory and can ask if they know to do it, as part of my credentialing reviews they have to follow state guidelines let alone our contractual ones
Let me check Indiana again when I get into the office Monday, I could be wrong. We send the files on behalf of the stores once daily in a batch file.
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