| The most common types of prescription drugs abused by young adults are pain relievers, which include codeine, methadone, meperidine, percocet, hydrocodone, and oxycodone. |
| Common narcotic medications used are fentanyl citrate, morphine sulfate, and meperidine hydrochloride. |
| Opioid analgesics such as meperidine and butorphanol are sometimes required to abort severe migraines. |
| Throughout the next day, Olivia was still nauseated and hurting, and she received another shot of meperidine. |
| Opioids that should be avoided because of low efficacy and high side effect burden include meperidine, codeine, and propoxyphene. |
| An expert panel determined, for example, that pain relievers like meperidine and pentazocine carry more risk than benefit for the elderly. |
