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7 Common Prescription Meds That Are Very Addictive

Codeine

Codeine is an opiate commonly found in prescription-strength cough syrup. It has a long history of abuse — in fact, it’s the base for “purple drank,” a concoction popularized in the early 2000s made with soda and candy. When it’s consumed in high quantities, it has a sedative effect some people get addicted to.

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3 thoughts on “7 Common Prescription Meds That Are Very Addictive”

  1. The only pain med that I’ve used at home is Hydrocodone with Tylenol– and then I only take a half of a pill once in a while — as that seems to help– I try to only use Tylenol — I would hate to be addicted to opiods –it’s hard to understand why people get so dependent!

  2. I sometimes think that the government in its zest to prevent addictions end up causing unnecessary suffering to those people that are really in need of some type of pain killer. One example would be stopping a terminal cancer patient from getting the proper medications for their pain because they will ‘become addicted’.

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