Hycotuss is not as addictive as Tussionex because it is not a suspension. It still has hydrocodone in it so it can have a seditave effect like Vicodin ES. Although for some people hydrocodone can have an adverse events such as racing thoughts and nervousness, which is contradicted in an opiod. This applies to Xanax, too, in that it should not be given to children or psychotic patients because it may stimulate unprovoked rage and activity from them. These are called paradoxial reactions and so far the ones in the benzos seem to apply to the opiod family too. Good Luck, Mr. Pharmaceutical