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Taking painkillers does not mean addiction. Painkillers can be taken by anyone according to their age. What leads to addiction is overdose of painkillers. Overdose of painkillers in not always intentional; some increase the dosage of painkiller just because they know the heightened effect of painkiller and some get to the addiction accidentally. Accidental addiction occurs mainly to those people who haven’t got the idea of pharmaceutical drug abuse. Hundreds of thousands people get addicted to painkillers every year, intentionally or accidentally. Whatever may the reason of addiction is, the effect is the same. Painkiller addiction ruins the person’s life and drags them towards death. Painkiller addiction is now the most common mode of addiction; it has even outraced heroine or cocaine addiction.
World renowned drugs like heroine, cocaine or marijuana costs too much and they are sometimes hard for a person to afford. People have to adopt other ways like stealing or any other illegal work to get the money for these drugs. Whereas, painkillers are easily available and at very low cost. Since painkiller is prescription drug, it can be found at any medical store. The only thing that a person needs while buying painkillers is a doctor’s prescription. It is not easy to get a doctor’s prescription easily, so the addicts consult a doctor complaining about their fake ailments so that the doctor can prescribe him or her with painkillers.
The addiction to painkillers has reached such a level now, that people search more for prescription drug rehab than heroine or cocaine rehabs. Since, painkillers are used for medicinal purpose, it cannot be banned. As a result, the addicts get their daily dosage whenever they want. A heroine or cocaine addict can be identified quiet easily by their abnormal behavior; whereas, it is very hard to identify a painkiller addict. If you suspect any of your friend or family member of taking painkillers, you have to observe them very carefully.
There are certain minute symptoms of painkiller addiction that can be observed, like nausea, sleeping for long period of time, excessive yawning, dry mouth, diarrhea, unstable behavior, forgetfulness etc. But, these problems can occur separately to any person. That doesn’t mean that he is addicted to painkillers. But if you find all these symptoms in a single person and almost everyday, then you can be sure about his or her addiction.
The patients who have been prescribed with painkillers must be under well observation. They must not be allowed to take overdose of the painkillers. They must not stop taking painkillers suddenly or increase or decrease the dosage without consulting a doctor.
The best and only way to get rid of this addiction is getting proper treatment from a well known rehabilitation center like the Luxury Drug Rehab. A reputed painkiller rehab can only provide all the facilities and conduct all the treatment procedures that are needed for an addict’s complete rehabilitation.
Practice of pharmaceutical drug abuse is increasing day by day. Proper measures must be taken by the family members of the person who has been prescribed with painkillers so that the person does not get addicted to it.
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422 road-rage suspect was addicted to painkillers
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Dayton Police Report
The following is a synopsis of events occurring in Dayton between March 1, 2010 and March 31, 2010. Police responded to a medical emergency in the 12100 block of Stoneridge Rd. Paramedics responded and checked a juvenile who had previously been choking.
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422 road-rage suspect was addicted to painkillers
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Addiction to painkillers has outraced other drugs and alcohol
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Addiction is the most common word in today’s world. It can be defined as that condition when a person is unable to stop using something. That something can be movies, music, shopping, cigarettes, alcohol or drugs. The last two are the most common and deadly form of addiction. Thousands of people die every year due to the intake of these two things. Drug addiction is the most common form and it is deadlier than alcohol. Lethal drugs like Cocaine, Heroine, LSD, Marijuana, Hashish etc are found all over the world and they are cause of millions of deaths. Government of every country is trying to uproot these addiction and the drugs. Some of them have already succeeded.
Although drugs have been banned in several countries, the addiction did not leave the youth. Unable to obtain their required drugs, people have changed their mode of addiction. They have now started taking painkillers for getting high. Painkiller addiction is now the most common form of addiction of the world. It is cheap and easily available. Govt. cannot even put a ban on painkillers as it is mainly used as medicine. Although, addiction to painkillers is intentional for some people, some even get addicted after they are being prescribed with painkillers by the doctors or physicists.
Some patients get physically and mentally dependant on painkillers when they are prescribed with painkillers. Even after they get completely cured from the injury or any other pain, they keep on taking painkillers because they feel chronic pains if they do not take these pills. Painkiller addictions have reached a high extent nowadays; millions of people all over the world rely on painkillers. People get too much physically dependant on painkillers, as a result cannot get rid of it. Whenever they try to give up this addiction, certain withdrawal symptoms show up. These withdrawal symptoms are so painful that the addicts get back to the addiction again.
The only way to get rid of painkiller addiction is proper medicinal treatment and care. Proper medicinal treatment cannot be obtained if the person wants to get cured by himself. If a person really wants to get out of this malpractice, then he or she must visit a painkiller rehab. A painkiller rehab is the only place where an addicted person can get proper painkiller addiction treatment. Since the withdrawal symptoms are unbearable, the patients always need special attention, care and mental support. Otherwise, there is no chance of proper rehabilitation.
But, prevention is always better than cure. When you know that you can be a victim of pharmaceutical addiction, you should ask your doctor to adopt some other methods for your cure. Or, you can also have enough control on yourself so that you can stop taking painkillers when you are completely cured. But, very few people can do this. No one knows when the medicine used to cure one self can turn to a lethal poison. Painkiller addiction must be avoided at any cost; it will not only harm yourself but also each and every people around you.
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At Home Versus Drug Rehabs for Detox from PainKillers Addiction
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Patients who face the disease of addiction to painkillers have a few options to choose from. I will briefly touch on most of them but will focus on the 2 modalities that are mentioned above.
In my view the treatment options are divided into 3 main categories: 1-medically monitered withdrawal (i.e. detox), 2-maintenance therapy, 3-non-medicated recovery.
The latter approach utilizes spiritual recovery through NA meeting and other psychosocial rehabilitation options without the use of medications. This is usually associated with sever withdrawal symptoms and we feel that this can be avoided by the use of Suboxone (see below).
Maintenance therapy, where the patients are maintained on a long acting opiate medication for months or years, can be carried out using Methadone or the newer medication called Buprenorphine (generic for Suboxone and Sututex). The former is a stronger opiate medication that has been utilized for decades to treat opiate addiction. It is very effective in treating sever cases of heroin addiction but carries the porential for overdose that can lead to death. we can talk about methadone for hours but this is beyound the scope of this article.
Buprenorphine is a safer medication which lead the FDA to approve it for outpatient treatment of opiate addiction. After recieving a waiver from the DEA Physicians can prescribe or dispense it out of their regular offices without the need for a methadone clinic.
Many patients however choose to detx completely off opiates using the shortest but least painfull methods. Detox can vary in duration from few days, which I think is to fast and can be painful with more chance of relapse, up to few weeks. Traditionally has been done in hospitals and drug rehabs untill Suboxone became available in the US few years ago. Detox is the first step of a long recovery journey and need to be followed by long term spychosocial rehabilitation.
Now lets talk about the main topic; detox in a drug rehab or outpatient.
Drug rehab facilities have a great role in the treatment of Substance abuse and alcoholism but in the case of dependence on prescription pain killers, at-home detox can be as effective.
The difference: When patients are admitted to a drug rehabilitation facility they are secluded from all the surrounding triggers and hence can stay clean with no effort. When they are discharged they start to face the same circumstances that led them to develop the drug dependence in the first place. Without adherence to the after-care plan designed for them many patients relapse within 90 days of their discharge date. Outpatient/at-home program help patients to recover in face of those triggers and coach them through those urges to minimize the chance of relapse.
Privacy: At-home recovery provides a much more private environment than any other form of treatment. This helps patients avoid stigmatization which can have a tremendous hindrance on recovery. Clinicians help patients regain their self esteem and encourage reentry into the society.
A great value of in home recovery is that clinicians get to examine first hand the surrounding triggers and initiate a plan to reduce and eliminate those.
Functioning: With Outpatient/at-home programs there is no or minimal interruption of your life cycle with the ability to become productive and independent while you are recovering. An advantage that cannot be accomplished in a drug rehab.
Cost:Outpatient/at-home programs cost a fraction of the prices of private drug rehabs which can reach up to $30,000.
Family support: families should be engaged at the onset and through out the treatment period. The convenience of having recovery at home makes this option easy to establish.
Dr. A. Fahmy .
Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
Board certified in Palliative Medicine.
Certified in Addiction Medicine.
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