What does oxycodone do to you if its not prescribed?

[italian]

I found a bottle of oxycodone in my girlfriends room and it wasnt perscribed to her or anyone in her family, could this effect her negetively in anyway?

[Allison]

she could get addicted. pain medicine is easy to get addicted to.

"Oxycodone is abused for its opiate-like effects. In addition to its equipotency to morphine in analgesic effects, it is also equipotent to morphine in relieving abstinence symptoms from chronic opiate (heroin, morphine) administration. Many dose forms are available. Oxycodone’s behavioral effects can last up to 5 hours. The sustained-release formula has a longer duration of action (8-12 hours). The drug is most often administered orally. A recent study comparing controlled released products containing oxycodone (Oxycontin) and morphine (MS Contin) reported that Oxycontin was twice as potent as MS Contin. The growing awareness and concern about AIDS and blood-borne pathogens easily transmitted by syringe needle use, has made the oral bioavailability of Oxycodone attractive to the typical opiate abuser.

As with most opiates, the adverse effects of oxycodone abuse are dependence and tolerance development. Oxycodone’s co-formulation with acetaminophen has also increased the likelihood of acetaminophen-induced hepatic necrosis with chronic dosing. Its availability in sustained release formulations has increased the dosage forms from 10 to 160 mg per tablet making it more attractive than Oxycodone to opiate abusers and doctor-shoppers. While the original idea of polymer-formulations of oxycodone was to reduce the likelihood of misuse with high dose formulations, opiate abusers quickly learned the ease of extraction of the molecule from the polymer formula and have been injecting or snorting the dissolved tablets in spite of the polymerization and because of its’ higher dosage formulations."

[babygreeneyes1976]

it is a barbiturate and if it is not prescribe to her she can go to prison for a long time for having it.

Oxycodone is a high potency pain med that takes care of pain and puts you to sleep.

there's a Number on the med bottle that's called a DEA number (Drug Enforcement Agency). They keep track of the doctor prescribing the drug and who takes it for what and how long.

If I were you I would confront her and throw it down the drain, before she is caught with them.

[Xavier Tripper]

Oxycodone is NOT a barbiturate!!! It is however a highly effective pain med in the Opiate class. The problem with oxycodone is that it is highly addictive and widely abused. I would be concerned if someone I cared about were taking them without a script. I have worked with people with various addictions over the past 20 years and I can say that if you start a confrontation by washing the pills down the drain you may ruin the chance for helping her later. I would try a peaceful loving approach 1st and see how deep into the pills she is. Don't burn a bridge before you try to cross it!!!
My prayers are with you.

[italian]

Thanks everyone for your help!

Hi Xavier Tripper, thanks for your advice. At first, I didn't know what to do, but you're right. Talking to her would be a better move.