Percodan
Overdose
Percodan overdose can be fatal.
Overdose Trends
According
to CDC Congressional Testimony (March 2008), the
marked increase in unintentional drug overdose
has been cause primarily by opioid analgesic medicine
like Percodan ® (up
160% from 1999 to 2004). By 2004, prescription
drug overdose ranked as the second-leading
cause of unintentional injury death in
the United States after automobile fatalities,
recording over 5,000 more deaths nationwide than
by homicide, according to the Center for Disease
Control (CDC, 2004). By 2005, more people in the
45-54 age group died from drug overdose than from
motor vehicle crashes. (i)
Percodan Overdose
Symptoms
Seek emergency medical care if you
experience the following symptoms of Percodan
overdose:
- Black or bloody stools
- Confusion, hallucinations
- Coughing up blood or vomit (resembling
coffee grounds)
- Easy bruising or bleeding
- Extreme drowsiness
- Light-headedness, fainting
- Nausea, vomiting
- No breathing
- Ringing in your ears
- Shallow or stopped breathing
- Slow heart rate
- Fast heart rate
- Urinary problems
Percodan overdose related to aspirin
poisoning has serious consequences and can lead
to death:
- Mild aspirin intoxication produces nausea
and vomiting, abdominal pain, lethargy, tinnitus,
and dizziness.
- More serious symptoms include hyperthermia,
rapid breathing, CO2 blood level drops, hydrogen
blood level spikes, elevated blood electrolyte
potassium, hypoglycemia, hallucinations,
confusion, seizure, water on the brain, and
coma.
- Cardiopulmonary arrest due to fluid in
the lungs is the most common cause of death
in aspirin overdose.(ii)
- Percodan overdose or withdrawal may result
in damage to the brain, heart, and lungs.
Aspirin intoxication is particularly harmful
to the kidneys and liver.
- The aspirin component in Percodan increases
coagulation time so that it inhibits the
blood from clotting, and may lead to excessive
bleeding in post-operative conditions.
Other general opioid overdose symptoms include:
- Blue lips
- Cold, clammy skin
- Coma
- Constricted pupils
- Convulsions or seizures
- Diarrhea
- Drowsiness and stupor
- Extreme weakness
- Increased, unusual sweating
- Itching skin
- Loss of consciousness
- Low
blood pressure, pulse
- Muscle weakness
- Muscle convulsions
- Sedation
- Severe nervousness
- Stomach spasms
Are You Addicted to Percodan?
Indicators of Percodan addiction appear
in patients who:
- Juggle doctors or seek hospital emergency
rooms.
- Purchase unauthorized Percodan or other opiate
drugs.
- Obtain opiates on the street to maintain
a supply.
This behavior demonstrates the risk of
a Percodan overdose due to addiction.
Caution with Percodan
Other indicators of Percodan dependency and overuse include:
- Detachment from others
- Disinterest, lack of enjoyment
- Emotional or sexual apathy
- Fear of curtailing dosage
- Increased tolerance
- Indifference, lack of drive
- Poor work performance
- Repeated withdrawal symptoms
- Trembling shakes, sweatiness, nausea, etc.—after
- Substance use given higher priority than
other activities—in spite of its negative
consequences.
- Use to avoid withdrawal
The
Waismann Method of Rapid
Detoxification humanely treats
patients with Percodan dependency and can help
prevent the risk of harmful Percodan overdose.
Find out about Percodan
withdrawal and The
Waismann Method of Rapid Detoxification.
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