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Halcion Information and Treatment Options Halcion is a fast acting sedative that is used to treat short term severe insomnia and jet lag. It contains Triazolam which is a benzodiazepine drug with amnesic, hypnotic, anticonvulsant and muscle relaxant properties. Halcion has a...

Flunitrazepam Information and Treatment Flunitrazepam (Rehypnol) is a benzodiazepine compound similar to Valium and Xanax. This drug has not been approved for medical use in the United States. However, because it is widely used in over 60 countries it has been classified...

Eszopiclone is the generic name for Lunesta, a prescription treatment for insomnia. People with this disorder have trouble falling asleep and or staying asleep. Formerly known as Estorra, Eszopiclone is a central nervous system depressant with sedating or hypnotic properties. The drug...

Depade is a medication that is used to treat alcohol and opioid addiction. In its generic form, Depade is hydrochloride salt, or naltrexone hydrochloride that is marketed under the trade names Revia, Depade and Vivitrol. Vivitrol is an injectable extended-release formulation of...

Panacet is the brand name for an opioid pain reliever that contains two different medications, acetaminophen and hydrocodone. Hydrocodone is a narcotic pain reliever that is used for moderate to severe pain. Acetaminophen is also a pain reliever, though much less potent...

OxyContin is a narcotic drug used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain, and is the brand name of the analgesic drug oxycodone, a Schedule II morphine-like narcotic. Oxycodone is a derivative of opium and is often used along with non-narcotic...

Oramorph, an opioid analgesic narcotic that contains morphine, is used in the treatment of moderate to severe chronic pain. Oramorph affects certain chemicals in the brain and central nervous system that are related to pain. The drug works by mimicking the natural...

Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist drug and is generically known as Naltrexone hydrochloride. It is administered by injection under the name Vivitrol, or by mouth under the name Revia, to help prevent alcohol or drug abuse relapse. In terms of drug abuse,...

MS Contin is an opioid agonist narcotic used for the management of severe chronic pain when other pain treatments prove inadequate. This opioid agonist blocks the transmission of pain signals to the brain by binding to opioid receptors of the central nervous...

Cocaine is a very powerful and addictive stimulant that directly affects the brain. Although cocaine was considered the “it drug” of the 1980s and 1990s in America due to its widespread popularity, it has quite an extensive history. It is derived from...