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EL PASO — I do not smoke. But. I am married to a smoker. I would say chain smoker but he would say I am exaggerating, he is not a chain smoker and I will say yes you are, I and then… pff, you don’t want to know.
EL PASO, Texas — Equipped with a sniper rifle and shotgun, a Spartan II soldier takes one furtive step at a time under a blistering sun, trying to elude the enemy. Suddenly, he sees an enemy soldier and he goes to fire his weapon — but it’s too late — and a kill-shot to the head drops him on the spot. “Headshot,” the sniper yells out as six friends — all in their 20’s — in two teams of three players battle in the virtual warfare of Halo3. Playing video games, a way of life for the six of them, dominates their free time. But parents and doctors wonder if this behavior amounts to a dangerous addiction or just social interaction.
Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeinone, a semi-synthetic opiate derived from naturally-occurring codeine and thebaine, is usually administered as an analgesic for patients recovering from painful injuries and after surgery. Lately though, along with other pain relievers and tranquilizers such as Xanax and Oxycontin, Hydrocodone, or Vicodin has taken center stage as the new vogue-drug among teenagers, college students and professional adults, according to a recent Texas report on prescription drug abuse.