There is some evidence which suggests that the use of Irish stick weapons may have evolved in a progression from a reliance on long spears and wattles, to shorter spears and wattles, to the shillelagh, alpeen, blackthorn (walking-stick) and short cudgel.
Moreover, most of the associated drugs fatalities including tramadol have been reported with other central nervous system (CNS) depressants, particularly benzodiazepine [9], [10], [11], [13] and [14]. In certain cases, benzodiazepine levels were in the therapeutic range or slightly higher.
Ultracet, or tramadol, is very similar to the opiod analgesics but with distinct characteristics which some users find better feeling than Vicodin. However, pharmacologically, it is more similar to the effectiveness of codeine for acute pain while a little less effective than hydrocodone, which is what vicodin is.