The individuals that abuse these drugs often
have different doctors in different areas. Although their
original problems were genuine, they begin to take double
or triple the original prescribed dosage.
Prescription drugs that are
commonly abused are anti-anxiety and pain relievers.
This drug is designed to be a time-release
pain medication. It contains a time release coating
that when chewed or liquefied and injected can produce
a deadly high. Oxycontin used by snorting, smoking
or injecting, often to achieve a faster effect. Large
doses of this drug can result in respiratory depression
that can lead to death. When sold legally a 10mg tablet
cost approximately $1.25, and an 80mg for $6.00. However
when sold illegally a 10mg tablet is sold for approximately
$5 to $10.00, while an 80mg would sell for $60 to
$85.00.
Oxycontin
Over
the counter Drugs of Abuse:
EPHEDRA – Marketed under names
such as “Cloud 9,” Herbal Ecstasy, Stackers,
High Performance, and Up your Gas. Companies report
Ephadra can improve mood, increase sexual pleasure,
facilitate weight loss, and enhance athletic performance.
DRAMAMINE
CORICIDIN
EPHEDRINE
DEXTROMETHOPHAN “DXM”- a classification
of drugs known as Dissociative Anesthetics. In high
doses DXM creates hallucinations similar to that of
LSD. Many can result in psychotic symptoms.
-Hydrocodone 
