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Hydrocodone Addiction Treatment ResearchHydrocodone is the most frequently encountered opiate pharmaceutical in submissions of drug evidence to federal, state, and local forensic laboratories Despite their obvious utility in medical practice, hydrocodone products are among the most popular pharmaceutical drugs associated with drug diversion, trafficking, abuse, and addiction. Hydrocodone products are the most frequently prescribed pharmaceutical opiates in the United States with over 111 million prescriptions dispensed in 2003. In every geographical area in the country, the DEA has listed this drug as one of the most commonly diverted. Articles JAMA. 2008 Dec 10;300(22):2613-20. Patterns of abuse among unintentional pharmaceutical overdose fatalities.Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. Ann Emerg Med. 2009 Apr;53(4):419-24. Epub 2008 Sep 6. The underrecognized toll of prescription opioid abuse on young children.Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center-Denver Health, Denver, CO 80204, USA PMID: 18774623 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Pain Med. 2008 May-Jun;9(4):433-43. Subjective, psychomotor, and physiological effects profile of hydrocodone/acetaminophen and oxycodone/acetaminophen combination products.PMID: 18489634 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Am J Ther. 2004 Jan-Feb;11(1):26-32. Patient characteristics and risks factors for development of dependence on hydrocodone and oxycodone.PMID: 14704593 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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