What is Vicodin?
Vicodin is a drug made of a combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen.
It is a pain reliever that depresses the central nervous system. Doctors prescribe it for severe pain relief or in cases where other pain medications do not work
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Vicodin has a high risk of being misused and abused. Users prescribed Vicodin by their doctors for legitimate reasons develop a dependence on it and there is a risk for addiction. There are also Vicodin users not prescribed the drug who use it to experience a euphoric high.