Can hydrocodone kill you?

Brock

Answered: 2017-12-06 07:47:13

Yes, Hydrocodone in a dose of large enough can cause overdose.

Abbey Macleod

Answered: 2017-12-08 17:13:30

Absolutely. In fact, if you are abusing hydrocodone at all, it can be quite easy to overdose so its certainly worth knowing the dangers. Never take more than youre prescribed by a doctor, and be careful of taking too much when your tolerance has built up.

Buster Brandt

Answered: 2017-12-13 23:38:19

You can, in fact, one of the problems with hydrocodone is that many people overdose accidentally. Its because hydrocodone can be prescribed for bad coughs and to reduce pain, but even combining it with something like Tylenol can be fatal.

Ransom Kuchera-morin

Answered: 2017-12-05 18:56:09

If you're taking opiates like hydrocodone be extra cautious and make sure you don't take too much. If its not prescribed to you, you shouldn't take it all and possibly even find a rehab for addiction. There are plenty of resources at your fingertips.

Traci Mccaffrey

Answered: 2017-12-18 13:07:49

Yes, hydrocodone overdose is probably more common than we think. This is because, in order for hydrocodone to be sold legally, it is combined with other drugs, and if you take more of them (to reduce pain, or to get a high) you may href:"https://addictionblog.org/the-news/can-you-die-from-taking-hydrocodone/". Like other opioids, if you know someone has taken hydrocodone, watch out for pinpoint pupils, extreme drowsiness or losing consciousness.

Even if you are using hydrocodone thats been prescribed by a doctor, your chances of overdose are probably higher than that of any other drug. Thats because your tolerance builds and only a small amount of hydrocodone (90mg) is considered fatal. With over 131 million prescriptions give out annually for hydrocodone compounds, its unsurprising that theres a death toll so high in one six month period in Florida, hydrocodone was directly involved in 431 deaths. If you feel like youre struggling with hydrocodone, href="www.findrehabcenters.org".

Some of these answers are totally wrong. Hydrocodone can kill but the tolerance build up is not slow which is what makes these drugs dangerous. You may also use something else for pain that will cause drugs like hydro or oxycodone too have little effect on your pain. This can make an overdose likelier as a person may take more of the drug in the belief it isn't working when in fact it is still doing exactly what it is was designed for. This can cause easier accidental overdose. There is also a high danger of overdose if a person is using the drug as a buzz rather than treating pain. Due too tolerance going up rather quickly and a very fine line between buzzed and overdose, a couple milligrams more can kill you. Death is usually respiratory failure. In other words you stop breathing. Recent studies (Cleveland University medical center I think) have shown that people who use marijuana recreationally or medically will get less pain relief from opioid opiate drugs which may increase the likelihood of overdose. All the different types.of these drugs carry different potency as well. A tramadol is not as powerful as hydrocodone and hydrocodone isn't as powerful as fentanyl. Be careful and look out for each other.