Dextropropoxyphene/Summary

Main article: Dextropropoxyphene

Psychoactive class: Opioids

Chemical class: Phenylpropylamine

Oral

• Thresh				Common				Heavy
  15	-	30	-	65	-	100	-	200	mg
  		Light				Strong

• • Onset: 20 - 30 minutes
  • Peak: 1 - 4 hours
  • Afterglow: 1 - 6 hours

Harm potential

• • Moderately addictive with a high potential for abuse
  • High toxicity, potentially lethal when mixed with depressants like alcohol or benzodiazepines, known to cause potentially fatal heart arrhythmias

Tolerance

• • Full tolerance is reached develops with prolonged and repeated use
  • Decreases to half after 3 - 7 days
  • Returns to baseline after 1 - 2 weeks
  • Cross-tolerance with all other opioids

Physical effects

• • Appetite suppression
  • Cough suppression
  • Pain relief
  • Respiratory depression
  • Sedation
• • Constipation
  • Difficulty urinating
  • Dizziness
  • Itchiness
  • Nausea
  • Respiratory depression

Cognitive effects

• • Cognitive euphoria
  • Compulsive redosing
• • Anxiety suppression

See also

• Responsible use
• Summary index
• Subjective effect index
• Psychoactive substance index