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Not sure I understand, but I assume this is to prevent robberies, "white hydros" being the hydrocodone pills with high levels of tylenol?
I'm pretty sure it literally means the color of the pill since virtually all commonly prescribed formulations of hydrocodone contain tylenol, almost always 325 to 500mg
You have to put drugs that will cause painful, nigh-irreversible, fatal overdose at high levels in your painkillers or people will get addicted to them :blob-no-thoughts:
Thankfully it's very easy to remove the tylenol from them with a cold water extraction. The procedure is very easy to find by googling it, it's life saving information.
But yeah, it's extremely fucked up in the first place that they've basically poisoned the pills to deter people from taking high dosages. The tylenol can have a synergistic effect and greatly aid in reducing pain, but it should be prescribed as a separate pill. In high doses it's much more dangerous than opioids are, and dying from a tylenol overdose is a horrific experience. You'll need a liver transplant in deadly cases and good luck getting one when the doctors find out you're addicted to pills.
The emoji was meant to convey my confusion at them having a sign saying they have a specific color of hydros despite them all having tylenol - not the fact that hydros have tylenol lol
They ruined barbiturates with tylenol as well.
Used to be a common cheap migraine drug.
There's a sort of placebo effect where people believe certain brands of the pill with the exact same formulation work better or worse. And that often manifests in people insisting the pharmacist give them the specific color of pill they associate with their particular brand.
It's really common in my experience among people who are addicted to pharmaceutical opioids. But back when I was actively using I never noticed a difference, I'd take whatever I could get lol
