Cocaine addiction and recovery can be hard. Thankfully, cocaine is not as chemically addictive as certain other drugs like heroin, but this information is only marginally helpful to someone who is dealing with the habit. Emotional or chemical addiction, the result is the same: You simply can’t stop, even if you want to. Cigarettes, for example, are so addictive because of both the chemical and the emotional aspect.

Cocaine is a drug that puts you on cloud nine, it makes you feel like some sort of earthbound god. In fact, it tears up your sinuses, it kills brain cells, it has you acting rude and pushy to everyone around you, and it has you wasting all your money on something that you don’t really need, and that can kill you if you’re not careful. Of course, in the middle of a high, it’s not always so easy to simply remind yourself of all the negative aspects of the drug. If the drug made you feel BAD while using it, it wouldn’t really be all that addictive.

If you’re dealing with cocaine addiction and you’re ready to quit, try the following…

Stop Doing It

For some, this is impossible. For others, it’s the easiest thing in the world. Kiefer Sutherland famously went on record admitting that he did cocaine constantly for awhile to get into the character of Jack Bauer, that he really enjoyed it, but that he simply quit cold turkey when it was time to get his act together. Not everyone has such self control. Put yourself to the test: Flush the drugs down the john and stop hanging out with your “drug friends”. The fact is, most “drug friends” aren’t friends at all, but there’s a communal vibe to sharing a mutual addiction.

Get a Healthy Addiction

For many of us, an addiction is more of a need to fill some void in our lives than anything. We may not be depressed, we may not be necessarily chemically addicted, we just need something to do, something that we can push and push and push. If this is you, you may be able to quit by getting a healthier addiction. After you’ve sobered up, you can replace drugs with working out or drawing or writing or any number of other interests. They’re all more rewarding than drug and alcohol addiction.

Join a Program

If neither of the above worked for you, then sorry to say, but you probably won’t be able to kick the stuff on your own. Look, you can either sign yourself up and get well, or you can wait until your family and friends put you through the emotionally draining and humiliating experience of an intervention, but one way or another, it’s time to raise the white flag and ask for help.

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Here’s a good question, what do you get if you mix Tylenol with Motrin? One thing is sure, you won’t obtain Vicodin out of this pill combination. Vicodin is a combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen (Tylenol), and is also available as Vicoprophen mixed with Ibuprophen (which is Motrin).

So by combining Motrin with Tylenol you would get some pain relief but not as much as Vicodin offers – Tylenol will offer some pain relief (and sometimes reduces fever), while Motrin is anti-inflammatory. It’s ok to take them together but not to exceed the amount of Tylenol since large amounts can cause liver damage.

So what is the difference between Lorcet and Vicodin? Practically they’re the same thing only that they are produced by different companies. Lorcet 10/650 contains hydrocodone and acetaminophen just like Vicodin does, and it is prescribed for relieving moderate to severe pains.

Other brand names that are basically the same thing as Lorcet or Vicodin: Anexsia, Dolorex Forte, Hycet, Liquicet, Lorcet 10/650, Lorcet Plus, Lortab 10/500, Lortab 2.5/500, Lortab 5/500, Lortab 7.5/500, Lortab Elixir, Maxidone, Norco, Polygesic, Stagesic, Vicodin, Vicodin ES, Vicodin HP, Xodol, Xodol 5, Zydone

Norco contains the same major substances as Vicodin does, meaning hydrocodone (as an active opiate) and acetaminophen (Tylenol). The difference between the two consists in the ratio between the amounts of these two substances, but basically they are the same products under different brand names.

Other brand names that have similar structure as Narco or Vicodin are: Anexsia, Dolorex Forte, Hycet, Liquicet, Lorcet, Lortab, Maxidone, Polygesic, Stagesic, Xodol or Zydone.