Do not use two doses at one time. Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at An opioid overdose can be fatal, especially in a child or other person using the medicine without a prescription. Overdose symptoms may include severe drowsiness, pinpoint pupils, slow breathing, or no breathing.
Your doctor may recommend you get naloxone a medicine to reverse an opioid overdose and keep it with you at all times. A person caring for you can give the naloxone if you stop breathing or don't wake up. Your caregiver must still get emergency medical help and may need to perform CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation on you while waiting for help to arrive.
Anyone can buy naloxone from a pharmacy or local health department. Make sure any person caring for you knows where you keep naloxone and how to use it. Avoid driving or operating machinery until you know how oxycodone will affect you. Dizziness or severe drowsiness can cause falls or other accidents. Avoid medication errors. Always check the brand and strength of oxycodone you get from the pharmacy. Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Opioid medicine can slow or stop your breathing, and death may occur. Serious breathing problems may be more likely in older adults and in those who are debilitated or have wasting syndrome or chronic breathing disorders. This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may have breathing problems or withdrawal symptoms if you start or stop taking certain other medicines.
Tell your doctor if you also use an antibiotic, antifungal medication, heart or blood pressure medication, seizure medication, or medicine to treat HIV or hepatitis C. Opioid medication can interact with many other drugs and cause dangerous side effects or death. Be sure your doctor knows if you also use:. This list is not complete and many other drugs may affect oxycodone. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible drug interactions are listed here.
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If you have questions about the drugs you are taking, check with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist. People who inject oxycodone put themselves at additional risks that are otherwise not present when taking a drug by other methods.
Here are the top dangers of injecting oxycodone. IV drug use substantially increases the risk for abscesses on the skin and other bacterial skin infections. This can be the result of using a dirty needle, sharing needles with someone else, or improper injection techniques.
As a result, it is impossible to inject drugs safely without any risk of skin infection. Repeatedly injecting Oxycodone into the same vein or similar area can lead to collapsed veins, vein inflammation, and even reduced blood flow.
OxyContin oxycodone is meant to be swallowed in pill form. This allows the body to slowly absorb the drug over time. When injected, however, the pill is dissolved and placed directly into the bloodstream, hopping over the blood-brain barrier. People feel the effects of the drug within seconds after injecting it compared to minutes when swallowed. Shooting oxycodone produces a powerful and instant high that individuals with little or no tolerance are not prepared for.
This can easily result in an opioid overdose which, left untreated, can be fatal. Overdose is more likely among people who use IV opioids than those who snort or swallow them. Opioid drugs like oxycodone slow down the heart rate and other bodily functions. This can cause long-term damage. Regular use of IV oxycodone can lead to an array of cardiovascular problems, including:[4]. Many IV drug users share needles with other drug users. This significantly increases the risk of bloodborne illness transmissions, such as hepatitis C and HIV.
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