I don't even know what lortab is (it's either not available in my country, or it's called something else), but I'd consider a hard drug to be any substance that's highly addictive, damaging, and has no legitimate medical purpose. Meth, heroin, and so on. Usually the ones listed under Schedule I or II of the Controlled Substances Act in the USA (or under Class A of the Misuse of Drugs Act here in New Zealand)
I'd agree with you pretty much. A hard drug is extremely addictive, damaging and has little use medically. Even though Shambles is correct in saying heroin and meth have medical uses, there are alternatives that are less addictive and damaging (generally speaking).
I would avoid mentioning the Controlled Substance Act though. I have shit more legitimate documents. Consider Schedule I substances. The "worst of the worst". Heroin, LSD, Marijuana, all three on that list. Would anyone really argue "LSD, Weed, Heroin, meh, all the same"? Hell, tylenol is more dangerous than LSD or marijuana.
Meanwhile all the way down in Schedule IV, we have benzos like Xanax and Valium.
While on the subject, is DXM even on the list?
If it weren't so long (Controlled Sumstances Act) I'd suggest a script on the page that automatically replaces the word "stupid" with "Controlled Substances Act". It fits the definition of stupid better than the word itself.
dont be so dam controlled substance act man! jk, is that true about tylenol?
Yes, tylenol is toxic to your liver.
Not to mention the Arsenic (or was it Cyanide?) that somehow finds it way into the pills...
Not to mention the Arsenic (or was it Cyanide?) that somehow finds it way into the pills...
I assume you mean that psycho who killed those people years back? It was cyanide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
There was also strychnine found shortly thereafter I think.
At any rate, yeah, tylenol is bad enough for you, nevermind the whackjobs poisoning the pills. Stick with weed for headaches. You'll have a much lower chance of death (statistically), I assure you.
*in all serious though, it's not like the average person need live in fear of tylenol, lol. Just saying, objectively, it kills more people each year than either LSD or marijuana, and is in fact the leading cause of acute liver failure in the US, resulting in over three times as many cases as all other drugs combined (including alcohol).
I'd agree with you pretty much. A hard drug is extremely addictive, damaging and has little use medically. Even though Shambles is correct in saying heroin and meth have medical uses, there are alternatives that are less addictive and damaging (generally speaking).
I would avoid mentioning the Controlled Substance Act though. I have shit more legitimate documents. Consider Schedule I substances. The "worst of the worst". Heroin, LSD, Marijuana, all three on that list. Would anyone really argue "LSD, Weed, Heroin, meh, all the same"? Hell, tylenol is more dangerous than LSD or marijuana.
Meanwhile all the way down in Schedule IV, we have benzos like Xanax and Valium.
While on the subject, is DXM even on the list?
If it weren't so long (Controlled Sumstances Act) I'd suggest a script on the page that automatically replaces the word "stupid" with "Controlled Substances Act". It fits the definition of stupid better than the word itself.
Someone made the comment that they wanted to stay away from "hard drugs like opiates". I'm sure when you're doing something like shooting up heroin, or doing acid, that's "hard". Just wondering what else falls into that category, and what really makes something a 'hard' drug?
I'm asking because I just simply don't know what a 'hard drug' entails, but I hear that word a lot.
Lortab is an opiate, but it wouldn't be a 'hard' drug.. or would it?
hydro and codeine both metabolize to morphine in your stomach?
Is that true?
im pretty sure that some of codeine converts to morphine. However, i dont think hydrocodone converts to morphine. It is metabolized to hydromorphone, exclusively i believe but dont quote it on me.