Can taking pain medication outdated 2-3 years make you ill?

I suffer from degenerative disc disease and my lower spine is constantly in pain. My doctor won’t prescribe me any more vicodin. I have a friend that’s a war veteran that’s constantly taking pain meds, so I borrowed a bottle of vic’s from him that said exp.‘08 but I figured they still might work. The pills knocked out the pain but all of a sudden I started throwing up like crazy. Does anyone know the dangers of taking outdated Vicodin? I will go to almost any extent to get pain relief.