Codeine Addiction Treatment

Though it is possible to take codeine safely without becoming addicted, it is just as easy to build up a tolerance to the drug during regular use for chronic pain management. An opioid drug, codeine is an agonist the binds to receptors in the brain and other tissues and, over time, a tolerance develops, which means that higher and higher doses are needed in order to produce the same pain-relieving effects first experienced. When this happens, codeine addiction occurs and codeine addiction treatment is necessary.

What is Codeine Addiction Treatment?

Specifically, codeine addiction treatment is a way to minimize the withdrawal symptoms that immediately follow when you stop taking codeine and allow your body and mind to break their dependency upon the drug. At Meditox, we prescribe Subutex or Suboxone to help you avoid the withdrawal symptoms of a "cold turkey" codeine detox and treat yourself at home for your codeine addiction. We find that this treatment allows those who have fallen into codeine addiction unwittingly to get themselves disentangled as easily as possible while keeping up with their work and home responsibilities.

How Do I Know if I Need Codeine Addiction Treatment?

If you have a codeine addiction, then you need codeine addiction treatment. If you begin to experience withdrawal symptoms when you miss a dose of codeine or have had to increase your dosage, perhaps even supplement your prescription with other drugs in order to achieve the pain relief that you need, then you are addicted to codeine. Some withdrawal symptoms from codeine include cold sweats, nausea and vomiting, abdominal cramping, chills and diarrhea. Psychologically, you tend to crave the drug with a single-minded focus and your mood plummets, resulting in a deep depression and constant agitation.

What is the Safest, Most Efficient Codeine Addiction Treatment?

The safest and most efficient way to treat codeine addiction is to handle the physical aspects of the addiction medically and attend to your life personally. That is to say, with a prescription for Suboxone or Subutex built into a treatment plan to slowly decrease your dosage into nonexistence, you can safely and effectively treat your codeine addiction without having to enroll in a residential treatment facility.

What is a Meditox Codeine Addiction Treatment?

The Meditox codeine addiction treatment is based upon the effectiveness of a partial opioid agonist, buprenorphine. In its pure form, Subutex, or combined with Naloxone to help deter those who would misuse it, Suboxone, it can mitigate the overwhelming withdrawal symptoms that you would get from trying to quit taking codeine on your own. With a prescription for buprenorphine or "bupe" in three weekly doses, your body will automatically break its addiction to codeine and allow you to wean yourself off of the Subutex or Suboxone in a timely fashion according to your treatment plan.

If you think that an outpatient treatment on Suboxone or Subutex is the right choice for you or your loved one, call toll-free at 866-633-4869 today.

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Additional Resources

Harm Reduction Journal: Substitution Treatment for Addicts
Treatment of Opiate Addiction: Current Techniques and Studies with Implications for Future Treatments

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