Dilaudid is a narcotic. Dilaudid is a derivative of morphine, and is eight times more potent than morphine. It is a schedule two narcotics, and it is a popular drug used in pain management therapy. It was manufactured to be a substitute for heroin. It works by suppressing the central nervous system, and have a harmful effects on the brain. Patients describe a feeling of euphoria while taking this drug. It is also prescribed to patients who have developed a tolerance for other narcotics. Nausea, constipation, lack of appetite, changes in taste, blurred vision, headache, dizziness, and drowsiness, dry mouth, flushing and sweating may occur.
Vicodin. This is a combination of hydrocodone, a narcotic, and non-narcotic acetaminophen. It can cause nausea, vomiting, constipation, lightheadedness, dizziness, drowsiness, flushing, vision changes and mental/mood changes. In the 1980s, former Miami Dolphins tight end Dan Johnson admitted that he “was taking about 1,000 Vicodins a month.”
