Other drugs associated with higher death rates included prescription opioids (Percocet,
Vicodin, OxyContin), cocaine, and antidepressants.
He became hooked on booze and the prescription painkiller
Vicodin after a jet ski accident in 1997.
He thought he was taking
Vicodin for chronic hip pain.
Favre told Sports Illustrated he took as many as 14
Vicodin at one time during the 1995 season in Green Bay.
While Favre was known to have spent time in rehab in 1996 to address problems with drink and the painkiller
Vicodin, the 48-year-old told Sports Illustrated's MMQB.com blog he had also undergone two other spells in treatment.
Prince was found dead at his home in Minneapolis from an overdose of fake
Vicodin pills six days later.
He said in a statement: "Despite the intensive law enforcement investigation, there is no reliable evidence showing how Prince obtained the counterfeit
Vicodin laced with fentanyl, or who else may have had a role in delivering the counterfeit
Vicodin to Prince.
Prince died after taking what he believed to be
Vicodin to treat pain, but in reality the drug was a counterfeit painkiller laced with fentanyl, an extremely powerful narcotic with high risk for addiction.
The ER doctor sent me home with a bottle of
Vicodin. Though I didn't know it at the time,
Vicodin was not a good answer to my problem.
Vicodin Use--Students self-reported 12-month
Vicodin use by responding to one item: "During the LAST 12 MONTHS, on how many occasions (if any) have you taken
Vicodin (without a doctor's order)?" The response scale for this item was "0 occasions," "1-2 occasions," "3-5 occasions," "6-9 occasions," "10-19 occasions," "20-39 occasions," and "40 or more occasions" (coded in analysis as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7).
In addition, the company markets its Bitartrate and Acetaminophen Tablets USP under the brand names
Vicodin,
Vicodin ES and
Vicodin HP.
According to the police report, Woods had taken four painkillers- Soloxex (sic), Torix (sic), Vioxx and
Vicodin. However, he did not mention anything about Xanax, (http://www.smh.com.au/sport/golf/tiger-woods-took-antianxiety-drug-report-20170610-gwopb7.html) The Sydney Morning Herald r eported.