![]() ![]() Both people ended up in the hospital according to officials with “nausea, vomiting, central nervous system depression, and respiratory depression, 30 minutes after ingesting what appeared to be Norco. In the Contra Costa County cases there were two Norco overdoses in March. some alternative white brands are weaker,and act more like the straight codein,with the codein side effects. The white generic brands are by far the cheaper, and less potent then the yellow pills with the v marking. Promethazine use has recently been reported to be common among chronic opioid users and is thought to potentiate theįour people overdose in contra costa county after taking fake Norco (Vicodin) containing fentanyl Yes, i’ve Been taking the yellow altertinative to norco for about fourteen years. Promethazine, a phenothiazine derivative, is routinely prescribed for the treatment of nausea, vomiting, and motion sickness. Fentanyl is not currently formulated for oral administration in pill or tablet form, however, and its presence in pill form is a marker for an illicitly produced product. Fentanyl is available in many formulations, and its unique physicochemical properties, particularly its high lipophilicity, allow it to quickly enter the central nervous system and are responsible for its high potency (2) and high potential for abuse. According to the CDC fentanyl can be a dangerous chemical.įrom the CDC: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid analgesic that is a full μ-opioid receptor agonist (one of the three opioid receptors through which opioids exert their pharmacologic actions) and has 100 times the potency of morphine (2). A drug that is used by addicts to boost the effects of opioid drugs has been found in counterfeit versions of the Actavis painkiller Norco. However the fake Norco pills also contain fentanyl. The overdoses have happened in Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties. Since late March 2016 there have been at least seven overdose cases where people have taken Norco, which is prescription pain medication that contains acetaminophen and hydrocodone. Contra Costa County (KRON) - A series of overdoses across the Bay Area are linked to fake Norco pills containing fentanyl. ![]()
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