• Effects of the drug
An Overview of Hydromorphone Abuse
• Effects of the drug
• Hydromorphone is several times stronger than morphine . When used , it causes drowsiness and euphoria , and , depending on the dose it can also cause respiratory depression because it has a direct effect on the respiratory center in the central nervous system . In some cases , this drug causes itching and it can cause severe nausea , up to vomiting . Hydromorphone slows the motility of the gastrointestinal tract , which is associated with an increase in the tone of smooth muscles , and as a result , constipation may occur .
• If you take a high dose of the drug , a cardiac attack might occur and a severe respiratory depression begins which can lead to suffocation . Without medical assistance , cardiac arrest can also cause death .
• Dependence and consequences
• Dependence on hydromorphone , as well as on other opioid preparations , develops quite quickly and is very difficult to quit . The most terrible variant of the development of addiction is the use of a drug by insertion into a vein . This method of taking the drug threatens very terrible health problems .
• Repeated use of syringes by several people significantly increases the risk of contracting serious infectious diseases , as well as the spread of AIDS .