My teacher brought up the abuse of Hydrocodone and other pain killers especially among teens. He explained how it affects your brain, and of course like any pain killer, the drug releases endorphins, but the thing that I didn't know about it was that if you abuse them long enough, and then stop, you won't be able to release them anymore. What is the story about Hydrocodone?
Hydrocodone is a narcotic that can produce a calm, euphoric state similar to heroin or morphine. Despite such important and obvious benefits in pain relief, evidence is pointing to chronic addiction. Pure hydrocodone is a Schedule II substance, closely controlled with restricted use, but very few prescription drugs are pure hydrocodone. Small amounts of hydrocodone are mixed with other non-narcotic ingredients to create medicines. This means they can be classified under Schedule III with fewer restrictions on their use. If a regular hydrocodone user stops taking hydrocodone, he/she will experience hydrocodone withdrawal symptoms within 6-12 hours but the withdrawal symptoms are usually not life-threatening. The intensity of withdrawal symptoms depends on the degree of the addiction.