Addiction to Prescription Painkillers

Certain kinds of opiates are often legally and purposefully prescribed by physicians to treat pain after surgery or injury or for chronic pain management. Tolerance, however, builds up to these medications. This leads to increased dosages to get the desired benefit or to physical addiction. Among the most commonly prescribed opiates are: demerol, oxycontin, percocet, percodan, vicodin, fentanyl, duragesic patch, and ms contin.

Here is a list of prescription pain killers

Actiq Avinza Codeine Darvocet Darvon Demerol Dilaudid Duragesic Patch Fentanyl Fiorinal Hydrocodone Hydromorphone Kadian

Levorphanol Lorcet Lortab Meperidine Morphine Morphine Sulfate MScontin Norco Nubain Numorpitan Opana Opium

Oxycontin Oxycodone Percodan Percocet Propoxyphene Roxicodone Roxicent Tramadol Tylenol 3 Tylenol 4 Tylox Ultram Vicodin