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Act i qFent anylLol l i pop Theopi oi dc r i s i sc ont i nuest owor s en. I nt heUni t edSt at es , near l y50, 000peopl edi edof opi oi di nv ol v edov er dos esi n2019. Themi s us eofopi oi dmedi c at i ongi v enoutbydoc t or sac r os st heUSandt her es toft hewor l dt ot r eat pai nhasl edt ol ar ges c al eaddi c t i on.Opi oi dmedi c at i onhasbec omeagat ewaydr ugl eadi ngi ndi v i dual st ous e her oi nandot herdanger ousnar c ot i c s 1. Oneoft hemos tabus edopi oi ddr ugsi sf ent any l .Knownbyi t sbr andname, Ac t i q,t heopi oi di ss ol dasal oz enge andr es embl esal ol l i pop. Ac t i qi squi c k l yabs or bedi nt ot hebodyt hr ought heor al muc os aanddi ges t i onv i at he gas t r oi nt es t i nal t r ac t . Themedi c at i onwasdes i gnedt oal l ev i at eandc ont r ol br eak t hr oughpai nc aus edbyc anc er . I ti st obet ak enbypat i ent swhoar eal r eadyt ak i ngar oundt hec l oc kopi oi dpai nmedi c at i on2. Ac t i qwor k sbyc hangi ngt hewayi nwhi c hy ourbr ai ni nt er pr et spai ni nt hebody .Fent any li snoti nt endedt obe us edt or el i ev emi l dors hor t t er m pai ni s s ues .

Act i qFent anylLol l i pop TheAc t i ql oz engec omeswi t has t i c ki ni t smi ddl el i k eal ol l i pop. Thi sal l owspat i ent st os l owl yl i c kandi nges tt he medi c at i onov eraper i odoft i me.Fent any l c i t r at ei st heac t i v ei ngr edi enti nt hel ol l i pop.I ti samanmadef or m of opi oi dpai nmedi c at i on. Ac t i q’ spot enc yi sbet ween50and100t i mess t r ongert hant hatofmor phi ne,mak i ngt he opi oi dmedi c at i onex t r emel ypot ent . Al ongwi t hbei ngdi s pens edasal ol l i pop,f ent any lmaybepr es c r i bedbydoc t or sasas ubl i ngualt abl et ,pat c h t obepl ac edont hes k i n,ori nj ec t abl e.Fent any li sc ombi nedwi t hi nac t i v ei ngr edi ent ss uc hasc i t r i cac i d,ber r y f l av or i ng,andot herf l av or i ngst omak et heAc t i ql ol l i pop.

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Mi s us eofAc t i qhasdeadl yr eper c us s i ons .I tc anc aus er es pi r at or ydepr es s i onandot heradv er s eef f ec t s l eadi ngt oy ourdeat h.Ac t i qs houl donl ybet ak enbyi ndi v i dual swi t hat ol er anc et oopi oi ds .I ts houl dnotbe us edbypat i ent sf orpos t oper at i v eand/ orac ut epai n.Duet oi tr es embl i ngal ol l i pop,i ts houl dbek eptaway andoutoft her eac hofc hi l dr en.

Act i qLozengesMi suse I nt heUS,t heopi oi dpr obl em i sanat i onal c r i s i s .I nt hel at e1990s ,phar mac eut i c al c ompani esbegant opus h t hei deat hatdoc t or sc oul dpr es c r i beopi oi dpai nmedi c at i ont opat i ent swi t hmi ni mal t onos i deef f ec t s . Oneoft hes i deef f ec t spr omi s edbybi gphar mawast heopi oi dmedi c at i onswer enonaddi c t i v e.I twas n’ tl ong bef or epat i ent sbec ameaddi c t edt ot hepai nmedi c at i onandpeopl ewhos oughtanewhi ghwer ei ns ear c hof opi oi dpai nmedi c at i on. Res ear c hc onduc t edi n2017s ugges t st hat mor et han1 1mi l l i onpeopl eaged12y ear s ol dandol der 3mi s us ed pr es c r i pt i onpai nmedi c at i onsdur i ngt hepas ty ear .Ther es ear c hf oundt hatanes t i mat ed245, 000mi s us ed f ent any l dur i ngt hes amey ear . Fent any l ’ spot enc yhasc ont r i but edt ot her api dl ygr owi ngnumberofopi oi dr el at edov er dos edeat hsi nt he US.TheAc t i ql oz engeandl ol l i popl ookhar ml es s .Howev er ,i ns i det hel oz engei spower f ulpai nmedi c at i on t hati sonl ymeantf orpeopl ei ns er i ouspai n.

Act i qSi deEf f ect s Regar dl es sofhow y ouus eAc t i q( mi s us eorf ormedi c alr eas ons ) ,y ouwi l lex per i enc es i deef f ec t sf r om t he medi c at i on. Si deef f ec t smayi nc l ude: Weak nes si nt hebody Naus ea/ v omi t i ng Headac he Feel i ngdi z z yandl i ghtheaded Ti r ednes sandf at i gue Sl eeppr obl ems Ras hes Anx i ous nes soranx i et y Depr es s i onands adnes s Conf us i on

Ther ear eot hers i deef f ect sl i nkedt of ent any l whi c hc anhav egr av ec ons equenc es . Thes es i deef f ec t si nc l ude: Res pi r at or ydepr es s i on Lowbl oodpr es s ur e Pai n Fev er I ndi ges t i on Di ar r hea

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Dehy dr at i on Wei ghtl os s Dec r eas eds ex ual des i r e Hal l uc i nat i ons Di f f i c ul t ys wal l owi ng Sei z ur es Ev enper s onspr es c r i bedAc t i qmayex per i enc et hes eex t r emes i deef f ec t s . Anov er dos eonf ent any l c anoc c ur i nany oneatanyt i me.

Addi ct i onTr eat mentRehabf orAct i q Somepeopl emi s us eAc t i qandf ent any lbyus i ngi tf ornonmedi c alpur pos es .Theopi oi dpai nr el i ev erc an bepur c has edont hebl ac kmar k etori nnonphar mac eut i c alv er s i ons .I ns omec as es ,y oumaynotr eal i z e y ouar ebuy i ngandus i ngf ent any l . I f y ouors omeoney ouk nowi smi s us i ngAc t i q, t her ei shel pav ai l abl eat addi c t i onr ehabandt r eat ment c ent er s . Rehabmak esi tpos s i bl et odet oxf r om t heopi oi dmedi c at i onandr ec ei v et her apyt opr ev entr el aps es .Rehab wi l laddr es st heps y c hol ogi c alandphy s i c alneedf ort hedr ug.Thr oughac ombi nat i onofdet ox ,medi c at i on, t her apy ,andaddi t i onal ac t i v i t i es ,y ouc angett hehel pneededt os t opAc t i qandf ent any l addi c t i on.

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