| Although detoxification is not a | | | | you can and then go through some type of |
| treatment for pain killer addiction, it | | | | rehabilitation; it's important to have |
| can help relieve withdrawal symptoms | | | | others to lean on and learn from and |
| while the patient adjusts to being free | | | | offer support to you. Pain killer |
| of pain killers or other prescription | | | | addiction includes: opiate dependency, |
| drugs. An opioid-dependent pain patient | | | | opiate addiction, narcotic dependency, |
| has improved function with the use of | | | | narcotic addiction, and pain killer |
| the drug while an opioid-addicted | | | | dependency or painkiller dependency. |
| patient does not have improvement. | | | | Addiction is both a biological and |
| Common side effects and adverse | | | | psychological condition. |
| reactions of pain killers are: nausea, | | | | Chronic pain affects one out of three or |
| vomiting, drowsiness, dry mouth, miosis | | | | four adults; millions of people suffer |
| (contraction of the pupil), orthostatic | | | | from severe disabling pain. 2.2 million |
| hypotension (blood pressure drops upon | | | | people aged 12 and up first abused |
| sudden standing) -- often happens when | | | | painkillers within the past year; this |
| arising too fast when getting out of bed | | | | is more than the number of people who |
| in the morning, urinary retention, | | | | started using marijuana and has |
| constipation and fecal impaction. | | | | overtaken the use of cocaine. There are |
| Addiction to pain killers is an | | | | many side effects and adverse reactions |
| escalating problem today, especially the | | | | that can occur with the use of opioids |
| abuse of opioid pain killers. There are | | | | as pain killers. |
| a number of effective treatment options | | | | Find out from your local health |
| to treat pain killer addiction to | | | | professionals where the closest and best |
| prescription opioids and to help manage | | | | pain killer addiction treatment centers |
| the sometimes severe withdrawal symptoms | | | | are. Taking the time to spend in a |
| that can accompany sudden stopping of | | | | treatment center, detoxing, is of the |
| pain killers or drugs. Less common side | | | | utmost priority. All other demands of |
| effects and adverse reactions of pain | | | | children, a job, school, or any other |
| killers are: confusion, hallucinations, | | | | responsibilities may make inpatient |
| delirium, hives, itching, hypothermia, | | | | treatment seem like an intrusion but |
| bradycardia (slow heart rate), | | | | it's not. |
| tachycardia (rapid heart rate), raised | | | | If you can't do an in-patient rehab, |
| intracranial pressure, ureteric or | | | | find out how you can do outpatient rehab |
| biliary spasm, muscle rigidity and | | | | and pay for it under your insurance |
| flushing. | | | | plan; check your insurance policy to see |
| More than 10% of high school seniors | | | | if it's covered. If you don't have |
| have started taking Vicodin for reasons | | | | insurance, check with your local mental |
| other than reducing pain. When you're | | | | health agencies to see what is available |
| addicted physically to a drug, like pain | | | | that's free. There are many pain killer |
| killers or alcohol, etc., it's because | | | | addiction treatment facilities located |
| you've suppressed or shut down your | | | | throughout the United States, Canada and |
| body's production of endorphins, which | | | | the rest of the world. |
| are natural opiate pain killers; when | | | | The body's natural pain killers, |
| this happens you start craving the drug | | | | endorphins, have been replaced by these |
| that you replaced the endorphins with | | | | pain killing drugs; get them flowing |
| whether it's alcohol, any of a number of | | | | again with lots of laughter. Knowing |
| drugs or pain killers. Opioids used as | | | | some of these facts and understanding |
| the doctor has prescribed are supposedly | | | | endorphin production will help get you |
| not dangerous according to some | | | | on the road to pain killer addiction |
| well-established medical groups; but if | | | | recovery fast; start working on it today |
| this is the case, why are so many people | | | | and hopefully you'll notice changes |
| addicted to them? | | | | tomorrow. The many problems that are |
| If you think you are addicted and want | | | | associated with pain killer addiction |
| to get off pain killers or other drugs, | | | | and abuse have experts, doctors and |
| it's best to get detoxified as fast as | | | | authorities searching for solutions. |