
Parent's Guide
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27. Narcotics
Narcotics initially produce a feeling of euphoria that often is followed by drowsiness, nausea, and vomiting. Users also experience constricted pupils, watery eyes, and itching. An ovedose may produce slow and shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and possible death.
Tolerance to narcotics develops rapidly and dependence is likely. The use of contaminated syringes may result in disease such as AIDS, endocarditis, and hepatitis. Addiction in pregnant women can lead to premature, stillborn, or addicted infants who experience severe withdrawal symptoms.
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Heroin | Smack, Horse, Mud, Brown sugar, junk, black tar, and Big H | White to dark-brown powder or tarlike substance | Injected, smoked, or inhaled |
Codeine | Empirin compound with codeine, Tylenol with codeine, Codeine in cough medicine | Dark liquid varying in thickness, capsules, tablets. | Taken orally, injected |
Morphine | Pectoral syrup | White crystals, hypodermic tablets, or injectable solutions | Taken orally, injected, smoked |
Opium | Paregoric, Dover's powder, Parepectolin | Dark brown chunks, powder | Smoked, eaten, or injected |
Meperidine | Pethidine, Demerol, Mepergan | White powder, solution, tablets | Taken orally, injected |
Other narcotics | Percocet, Percodan | Tablets or capsules | Taken orally, injected |
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