News New Drug Zohydro (Legal Heroin) Hits The Market - 10 Times More Powerful Than Vicodin

houstonwhodat · 03-13-2014, 03:05 PM

Druggies rejoice!

Approved by the FDA last month, new drug Zohydro hit's the market.

Brought to you by Zogenix the makers of Oxycontin, Zohydro is an Opiate drug said to be 10 times more powerful than Vicodin.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/melanieh...too-dangerous/

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...0MA0RB20140313

per Forbes Magazine:

"A new opiate painkiller with 5 to 10 times the power of Vicodin, set to hit the market in March, could trigger a disastrous spike in overdoses and deaths, says a powerful coalition of doctors, lawmakers, and addiction specialists.

“In the midst of a severe drug addiction epidemic fueled by overprescribing of opioids, the very last thing the country needs is a new, dangerous, high-dose opioid,” the experts wrote, addressing FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, MD.

One member of the letter-writing coalition, Andrew Kolodny, president of the advocacy group Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, was more blunt: “It’s a whopping dose of hydrocodone packed in an easy-to-crush capsule. It will kill people as soon as it’s released.”

What’s all the fuss about? Plenty. Zohydro is so strong that someone new to opioids could die of an overdose from just two pills, the experts say. And a child could die from ingesting just one capsule. According to the FDA’s review, the relief – or the high – of Zohydro can last up to 12 hours per dose."

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03-13-2014, 03:05 PM	Topic Starter
houstonwhodat Banned Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Parallel Universe Casino cash: $10004900	New Drug Zohydro (Legal Heroin) Hits The Market - 10 Times More Powerful Than Vicodin Druggies rejoice! Approved by the FDA last month, new drug Zohydro hit's the market. Brought to you by Zogenix the makers of Oxycontin, Zohydro is an Opiate drug said to be 10 times more powerful than Vicodin. http://www.forbes.com/sites/melanieh...too-dangerous/ http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...0MA0RB20140313 per Forbes Magazine: "A new opiate painkiller with 5 to 10 times the power of Vicodin, set to hit the market in March, could trigger a disastrous spike in overdoses and deaths, says a powerful coalition of doctors, lawmakers, and addiction specialists. “In the midst of a severe drug addiction epidemic fueled by overprescribing of opioids, the very last thing the country needs is a new, dangerous, high-dose opioid,” the experts wrote, addressing FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, MD. One member of the letter-writing coalition, Andrew Kolodny, president of the advocacy group Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, was more blunt: “It’s a whopping dose of hydrocodone packed in an easy-to-crush capsule. It will kill people as soon as it’s released.” What’s all the fuss about? Plenty. Zohydro is so strong that someone new to opioids could die of an overdose from just two pills, the experts say. And a child could die from ingesting just one capsule. According to the FDA’s review, the relief – or the high – of Zohydro can last up to 12 hours per dose." )
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