Hydrocodone Abuse & Withdrawal

[needguidance49]

I've been through hydrocodone withdrawal, severe and having only used a little over a short period of time but I have a friend that has been using allot for a short time.  He has been taking about 20-30 5/500's a day for almost two weeks. He is just coming out of a bad relationship and was just trying to make it go away...How bad can he expect to withdrawal if I can get him to stop or if he can't get anymore, which I think is going to happen first.

[needguidance49]

Does anyone know how bad the WD's will be? Not quite two weeks should not be that bad...only a couple days at 20+ Vicodin, the rest about 10-15,

[GoingToMakeIt]

It is doable. That is a healthy dose but if it's been a short time, that will help him a bunch. worried is so right about the Tylenol.....That's way more than the maximum allowed.

[worried878]

the tylenol is going to get him shortly if he does not quit...those 5s have the same tylenol content as a 10......so he is using 100-115 mg a day of hydro..which is a high dose but have seen higher...just for 2 weeks he can do this...look thru the health pages at the thomas recipe and the tapering article..he need to get a grip on it now before it does become a huge probmem...he is
lucky to have u there to be concerned for him