Opana is sometimes used prior to surgery to cause sedation and to reduce anxiety.
Side effects associated with methadone can include constipation, nausea, sedation, vertigo, and edema.
Typical physical symptoms of drug withdrawal include changes in body temperature, fever, excessive sweating, abdominal pain and nausea and vomiting.
Some prescription drug theft from pharmacies as a result of employees stealing these drugs. On one occasion for example, a young female stole more than 49,000 doses of hydrocodone before being caught.