The effects of methadone last longer than any other morphine-based narcotic.
The longest time someone has ever had to be sedated because of a psychotic episode from being high on Bath Salts was 12 days; when the individual awoke from sedation, the psychosis as a result of the Bath Salts returned in full force.
Opana dulls an individual's perception of pain, and at higher doses it can affect other systems such as those that control respiration and circulation.
There has been an almost two-fold increase in the rate of prescription drug related emergency room visits in the U.S. in the past three years.