• TPC! Toolbar now available for download! After receiving many requests for an even easier way to search for pill imprints, we've made the Internet's very first toolbar that allows people to search for pill imprints, and, in the TPC! tradition, free of charge. Other features include news updates without the hassle of e-mail and on your time, when you want to read it, and quick links to important pages around the site include both search pages (site-wide and pill imprint).

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• 6/8/09 - We are still here! I want to apologize to everyone for not doing any updates for the past few months. I sustained a wrist injury at work and was unable to do anything outside of work due to the injury. While it is better, I will be resting it a little longer before I start working on the site again. Thanks for your support.

• 3/12/09 - Google Friend Connect implemented site-wide for trial period. Today, we implemented Google's newest application for web sites called Google Friend Connect. This will enable all of our readers to comment on every single page in the site and actively participate in the previously "nameless" TPC! community. We are going to try this service out for a month or two and re-evaluate after a month or two to decide if we want to keep it. Below are some of the benefits of using Friend Connect:

  • Sign in with your Google, Yahoo, AIM, or OpenID account
  • Easily invite friends from social networks and real life to visit the site
  • Share the page you are looking at with a friend
  • Stay engaged with TPC! and each update
  • Participate in conversation on each page, each specific to that particular page

• 3/3/09 - Addiction and Recovery Forum reopened!

• 2/24/09 - Updated Over-the-counter opiates ... ease withdrawal article.

• 2/23/09 - Opiate information pages converted to new format. Over the weekend, we finished converting all of the opiate information pages from the old format. We'll be doing some tweaks to the page layout to make navigation between sections a bit easier, but it is mostly finished. Soon we'll be adding some more information to the existing pages, and even adding some brand new pages, so keep your eyes open!

• 2/19/09 - Fixed some errors created by server change. When we tranferred the site, the search on the imprint pages stopped working, as well as the paging mechanism. This is now fixed. Some pages still have images that need to be fixed, and you may have noticed these pages are only those from the previous version of thatspoppycock.com. As we convert all of these pages to the new layout and style, any problems will be fixed.

• 2/17/09 - Transition to faster server may cause some downtime. We recently made the decision to switch to a more powerful, more secure web server to host thatspoppycock.com. This will create an atmosphere with faster load times, and more room for expansion. There may be some server downtime during this transition. Please know that we are working to make this transition as smooth as possible. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your continued support, which has enabled us to take this step!

• 1/26/09 - Search suggestions added to pill imprint search results page! We have updated the pill imprint search results page to offer suggestions. As time passes we'll be collecting misspellings and searches that don't turn up any results, and adding suggestions for those that we can. If you happen to have a misspelling or search suggestion for a particular pill that you think we could use, drop us a line at thatspoppycock@yahoo.com.

  Fixed donation amount removed! We recently found a way to remove the fixed donation amount, which was set at $25 dollars. You can donate anything from $0.01 USD to as high as your heart desires. Any and all donations are appreciated as we are hoping to move to a better, faster server, and expand our services to better suit your needs. Thank you for your continued support.

• 1/18/09 - The Citalopram Pill Imprint Guide has been added to our arsenal of pill identification guides, and all the imprints are now searchable in the Pill Imprint Search Engine. We also added a couple of imprints of a close relative of citalopram, which is known as escitalopram. Escitalopram imprints can be found in the Escitalopram Pill Imprint Guide.

• 1/12/09 - Updated imprints URL structure: We had to restructure the web address used to view individual pill imprints due to some problems that occurred when two pills had the same pill ID, but were different colors, drugs, etc. The FDA requires the pill as a whole to be unique for identification purposes, but this does not necessarily include the imprint itself. Needless to say, you won't run into anymore problems with this.

  If you have bookmarked any imprints, they will still work, but we recommend you find the imprint again and re-bookmark the URL, as it may not be functional in the future. If you are new to the site, this won't affect you one way or the other. Thank you and happy Monday!

• 1/4/09 - Happy New Year! Since our last update, we've made several improvements and changes within the site. The most important and exciting improvement was made to the Pill Imprint Search Engine. Before this edit, anyone searching our database of pill imprints had to search by pill imprint only. Now, everyone has the option of using color, shape, scored/unscored, brand name, etc., to broaden the search. We hope that this vastly improves the quality of our search, and all and any feedback is welcome.

  Over the Christmas and New Years break, we were able to add a few hundred new imprints. We have started to add a good amount of non-opioid imprints to reduce confusion during searching. It's better to find the pill you are looking for than to simply see no results. When there are no results, there's still a certain amount of mystery, even the thought that it could potentially be what you think it is. To avoid that, we will continue to add all kinds of medications to our evergrowing database. As always, thank you for visiting.

• 12/21/08 - Multiple Pill Imprint Guides Updated! We were hard at work today getting a few more imprint guides added to TPC!, and we managed to finish three. As always, all added imprints can be searched via our Pill Imprint Search Engine, or through LiveSearch, located on each guide page. LiveSearch, our newest feature, allows searching without refreshing the page or moving through the site; thus, eliminating long load times.
  • Atomoxetine Pill Imprint Guide
  • Methamphetamine Pill Imprint Guide
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  12/15/08 - New search feature implemented on every pill imprint guide page! Some of the benefits of the new live search are listed below:
  
  
  • Type in any attribute of the pill to search - color, manufacturer, imprint, scored/unscored, shape, other ingredients, etc.
  • Sort by any of the available columns - imprint, drug combination, color, shape, other characteristics, and manufacturer.
  • Limit results to 10, 25, 50, or 100 per page for easy or mass viewing.
  • Use the back and forward buttons to page through all imprints.
  • To get started, go to the Pill ID menu and click a pharmaceutical!
  • Note: This is separate from the Pill Imprint Search Engine. The Pill Imprint Search Engine is for searching imprints only, not the individual pill attributes (color, shape, etc.).
  
  

• 12/15/08 - Carisoprodol (Soma) Pill Imprint Guide has been converted to the new format, with the addition of several new imprints and pictures. The carisoprodol imprints have also been added to the Pill Imprint Search Guide.

• 12/14/08 - Alprazolam (Xanax, Niravam) Pill Imprint Guide has been added to the Pill Imprint Search Engine, so be sure to check it out! As always, we've updated some older imprint entries with new pictures, and added some newer imprints. If we've missed anything, we would be grateful if you would please let us know by e-mailing us.

  You'll also noticed we added some additional functionality to the imprint details pages. The disclaimer takes up less page space, the layout has been improved, and a few effects added to certain page elements (ex. Send to Phone feature).

• 12/11/08 - We are pleased to announced that all of the opioid pill imprint guides are now updated to the new format, and include new imprints and picture. The Propoxyphene Pill Imprint Guide & the Tramadol Pill Imprint Guide were the last two. Soon, we will begin integrating our universal pill identification-driven sister site, which was known as Pill Pharmer, into That's Poppycock.

• 12/10/08 - Send to Phone feature added to Pill Imprint pages! You may have noticed that we added a "Send to Phone" feature to all the pill imprint pages. This will make it easier to get the information around to people who need it. As a parent, you can send the information to your husband, who may have found a pill on your son's bureau. As a law enforcement agent, you may need to send this information to a fellow employee. As a person faithfully helping out your father or mother, who may not be Internet-savvy, you can send the information with a single click.

  We don't have this feature available for all cell phone companies, so if you can contribute to our current provider list, we would be ever-so-grateful! Also, we had a small hiccup yesterday, and the feature wasn't working for all imprints, but this has been corrected. Our apologies to anyone who tried to use this during that timeframe.

• 12/7/08 - The Oxycodone Pill Imprint Guide has been added to the Pill Imprint Search Engine, as well as our ever-growing arsenal of pill identification guides. As is the case with the others we've added so far, all pre-existing oxycodone pills and pill imprints have been converted to the new format and are now available on the new pill imprint guide interface. We also added a few new pills and pictures to go with them. If anyone has anything they'd like to contribute. Please contact us. Thank you and have a great night!

• 12/4/08 - Morphine Pill Imprint Guide added to the Pill Imprint Search Engine! All pre-existing morphine pills and pill pictures have been converted into the new format and are now on the new pill imprint guide interface. We also took the liberty of adding several new morphine pills to the pill imprint guide, as well as a few pictures.

  In other news, we tweaked the search engine algorithm a little bit, so you should be getting better results now. We had a few brief intervals this evening where the search was down for a few moments, but everything has been fixed and the changes are complete. Thank you for your patience!

• 12/3/08 - A Google-powered Site Search has been implemented in place of the old technology we were using. The new interface is called Google Custom Search, and it allows us to tailor the search engine to better suit the needs of our readers. The Pill Imprint Search Engine is still better-suited and much more well-equipped to handle pill imprint searching. For this reason, we have placed a link from the Site Search page to the Pill Imprint Search Engine.

• 12/1/08 - Hydrocodone Pill Imprint Guide added to the Pill Imprint Search Engine! We added all pre-existing hydrocodone pill imprints & pictures to the search engine, as well as a lot of new pictures and a few new imprints. Let us know what you think by e-mailing us.

• 11/30/08 - Pill Imprint Search Engine is now fully functional! Though our new search engine for pill imprints is far from where we would like to be, it is functional and available for your use. We are in the "beta" testing phase and will continue to improve this feature over the next few months, until we level off a bit. We hope that this will make things much easier for everyone trying to identify a pill. As always, thank you for your continued support.

• 11/29/08 - Hydromorphone Pill Imprint Guide added to the Pill Imprint Search Engine! We added all of the pre-existing hydromorphone pill imprints to the search engine, as well as pictures for each pill imprint. Five pills, previously not included, were also added today.

  Naltrexone Pill Imprint Guide added to the Pill Imprint Search Engine! As is the case with the Hydromorphone Pill Imprint Guide, we have added all pre-existing pill imprints to the search engine, including one not previously listed, and all have pictures.

  In other news, several pills manufacturered by Barr Pharmaceuticals have been added to the Codeine Pill Imprint Guide.

• 11/25/08 - Suboxone vs. Methadone for Opiate Addiction Treatment revisions and redesign completed! We have converted the Suboxone vs. Methadone page to the new web site format, so it now includes the new and improved navigation & footer. The actual content and presentation of each section on the page were also changed — one section is now being presented in table format for easy viewing and comparison, revisions were made to content to ensure accuracy & brand-spankin' new content was added.

• 11/24/08 - RSS Feed Added! Today we added an RSS feed for all site updates. We put a few of the pill imprint updates we made today, but we aren't going back and adding any old ones. We will, however, add every news item to the feed from now on so we can keep our readers updated.

  Codeine Pill Imprints added to the Pill Imprint Search Engine! We added all of the pre-existing codeine pill imprints to the search engine, and even found a few new pictures and imprints along the way. Much more to come!

• 11/17/08 - Pill Imprint Search Engine in Beta Testing! - Our pill imprint search engine is currently in the beta stage of testing. Our goal is to have this 100% completed within the next 30 days. We will, of course, be constantly improving the code, functionality, and vastness of information on this pill imprint search engine as time passes. Please try our Pill Imprint Search Engine and let us know what you think! (Note: There are only four imprints currently listed. More will be added each day as we finalize the structure and code.)

• 11/13/08 - New Page! - Library > Opioid Drug Testing > Urinalysis Detection Periods Chart

  In other news, we are making great progress on the pill imprint search feature. We still haven't decided on a name yet, so if anyone has any ideas please send them over! Thanks and have a wonderful night!

• 11/11/08 - What do you think? Today we changed around the look, layout, and feel of one of our pill imprint guide pages—buprenorphine pill imprints. Please take some time out of your day to give us your feedback. We appreciate all we can get, and this way you can have a say in how this site turns out. Thanks and have a great night!

• 11/10/08 - New Page! - Library > Statistics > Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers by State

  In other news, we updated the Opioid Dosage Conversion page, removed all broken links, and rewrote all descriptions as well as the disclaimer. The page name changed too, so don't forget to update your Favorites with the new URL.

• 11/9/08 - Today we revamped the Opioid Receptor Activity Chart, making it more accessible. We also took a look at TPC's Mission Statement, and did some major revisions. Our core values are the same, but we added some more details on exactly what we want to accomplish.

• 11/6/08 - Began work on new pill imprint search tool. This is a big undertaking for us, but we think it will help people find what they need in an easier, more efficient way. We also updated the Links page, which can be found under the About tab.

A Short Introduction to Opioids

Back in the day — old-school opium use. Some sources say that the first reference to opium was in the 3rd century B.C.E. in the writings of Theophrastus. Others claim it is found in Hesiod, an 8th century B.C.E. Greek poet who claims there was a city named Mekonê, which roughly translates to "Poppy-town," near Corinth. The word opium is derived from the Greek word opion, which translates to "poppy juice" or "juice of a plant."^[1] Today, pharmaceutical companies use alkaloids from Papaver somniferum, the poppy plant, to derive opioids. Opioids, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and heroin, are semi-synthetic drugs derived from the poppy plant.

Medical and non-medical use. Opiates have many different applications in the medical world. They are used to treat diarrhea, moderate to severe pain, severe cough, and sometimes treatment-resistant depression. Non-medical use of prescription painkillers has been on the rise according to the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which stated 4.4 million Americans were current users at the time of the survey. Many people use painkillers non-medically for the euphoria and sedation that opiates provide; even so, both legitimate and illegitimate use of narcotic painkillers can result in physical and mental addiction. Many people, old and young, claim defeating opiate addiction was the hardest thing they ever did.

It's not just the flu. Just the fear of withdrawal from opiates is enough to keep an addict from quitting. Once a person has become physically dependent on opiates, withdrawal is unavoidable. Withdrawal symptoms can include chills, vomiting, fever, insomnia, deep depression, yawning, restless arms and legs, and everyone's favorite, diarrhea. For short-acting opiates, acute withdrawal is over in about 72 hours. Longer-acting opioids, such as methadone and buprenorphine, can cause a withdrawal syndrome that lasts a few weeks. On top of acute withdrawal, some users will experience post-acute withdrawal syndrome, PAWS for short. This can mean extended depression, muscle aches, and insomnia.

Treatment. Luckily there are treatment options available for narcotics addicts. There are two maintenance therapies available: (1) methadone and (2) buprenorphine. For some, this will be a life-long ordeal; others taper their maintenance drug and stop taking narcotics altogether. It is very hard to quit opiates, therefore the relapse rate is very high. Other options include in-patient detoxification, and outpatient detoxification. Outpatient services have a higher incidence of patients who still take their drug of choice while enrolled. Attending Narcotics Anonymous or a psychologist specializing in addiction can help integrate the former user back into sober life.

One fact remains through all of this: a person won't quit until they really want to. Sadly, sometimes this only comes after that person has lost everything.