A Liang, 30, worked as a technician in an IT company. 20 12 once bought a bottle of compound licorice tablets from a drugstore because of a cold, and became addicted afterwards. "After stopping the drug, I found myself having loose bowels. After eating licorice slices, I actually stopped pulling. " A Liang said that at first, after taking compound licorice tablets, he could feel a sense of relaxation. "I felt more focused on my work.". He gradually increased the dose, taking it five times a day at the peak. "Eat one bottle during the day and four bottles at night, each bottle 100 tablets, and you can eat 500 tablets a day." In the past five years, he spent hundreds of thousands of yuan on compound licorice tablets.
"I thought about resigning, but it was very uncomfortable when I resigned. Just like the withdrawal reaction of drug abuse, I will have goose bumps, tears and ants crawling. " A Liang said that after long-term drug abuse, side effects followed, and he felt overwhelmed and distracted at work. Recently, his hands and feet have become numb and he can't move for a while. When I went to the hospital for examination, I found that he was seriously deficient in potassium and had high blood pressure at a young age. He was fired by the company because of his laziness in work. He made up his mind to give up the bad habit of abusing licorice tablets. Recently, he went to the hospital for treatment.
Wang Xiaoli, director of the Psychology Department of Guangdong Armed Police Corps Hospital, said that when A Liang was admitted to the hospital, his blood indexes were found to be abnormal, showing symptoms of hypokalemia and hypertension. At present, he has been repaired due to physical injury. Regarding the severe withdrawal reaction caused by the abuse of compound licorice tablets, Director Wang said that alternative drugs are still being used and ultra-fast general anesthesia will be used for further treatment in the future.
According to Wang Xiaoli, the addictive ingredient in compound licorice tablets is opium powder, and the content of each compound licorice tablet is about 4mg.
"Opioid drugs are very effective in central antitussive," Wang Xiaoli said. However, if taken in large doses, there may be an addictive reaction. "Everyone is addicted to different degrees. It doesn't matter if some people take a lot, while others are addicted to a small amount. If you abuse this drug, you may feel excited at first, but later you will be anxious, irritable and even delusional. In addition, because licorice tablets have the function of removing sodium and discharging potassium, drug addicts will have symptoms of hypokalemia, leading to fatigue and high blood pressure, which will be life-threatening in severe cases. "
Wang Xiaoli reminded that for such drugs that may lead to addiction, the dosage should be in accordance with the doctor's prescription and drug instructions, and the dosage should not be increased at will. If you feel uncomfortable after stopping the drug, you can consult your doctor whether you have formed a withdrawal reaction.
20 13 The General Office of China Food and Drug Administration issued a notice requesting local food and drug regulatory authorities to further strengthen the purchase and sale management of compound oral solutions containing codeine, compound licorice tablets and compound diphenoxylate tablets. In the retail of drugs, the above-mentioned drugs are included in the management of prescription drugs that must be sold by prescription, and they are sold strictly by prescriptions issued by doctors.
A few days ago, I visited three pharmacies in Haizhu District and one in Panyu District, and found that most pharmacies need a doctor's prescription to buy. Sales staff of two pharmacies in Xishi Village, Haizhu District all said that compound licorice tablets need to be purchased with a doctor's prescription. A salesperson of a pharmacy in Panyu said that compound licorice tablets are prescription drugs and need to be prescribed by a professional pharmacist in the store, and the customer's ID card information will be registered. The amount of medicine prescribed at a time will not exceed 3 days. There is also a pharmacy on Yegong Avenue in Haizhu District. It is said that compound licorice tablets are prescription drugs, and you must register your ID card to buy them.