Norco Addiction
Norco is the brand name for a combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen in pill form. A prescription painkiller, Norco is an opiate classified as a narcotic. It's strong pain relieving qualities make it a prime candidate for chronic pain management. However, the same things that make Norco such an effective pain reliever also makes it highly addictive. Regular use of the pain medication can create a tolerance in the body. This has two effects: one, your body requires more and more of the drug to achieve the initial pain relieving effects it first produced. Second, your system comes to depend upon a certain amount of Norco circulating at all times. When levels drop, your body goes into withdrawal and when that happens, it is clear that Norco addiction is in effect.
What is Norco Addiction?
Norco addiction is defined less by what happens when you take the drug and more by what happens when you don't. It's difficult to tell exactly what effect Norco is having on you when you are in the midst of your prescription. Try to stop taking it, however, and its effect becomes painfully clear.
Norco is an opioid-based drug so when you take it, it binds chemically to the opiate receptors in your brain. These receptors directly affect the pleasure and reward center and the central nervous system. After a time, your body stop producing the "happy" chemicals it needs to handle a modicum amount of pain naturally or to be in a good mood. Instead, it depends on Norco to create happiness and fight pain. Without it, you feel pain much more intensely and the mood swings are nothing to laugh at. You begin to feel like you have the flu with all the requisite sweating, chills, runny nose, diarrhea, vomiting and nausea and more. These are called withdrawal symptoms and if you have them when you stop taking Norco then you know that your prescription has caught up with you and physical dependence or addiction is in effect.
What Causes Norco Addiction?
A synthetic drug derived from the poppy seed, Norco is a laboratory creation. Though medical professionals and researchers know quite about how Norco works in the brain and nervous system, they do not fully understand the mechanism of addiction itself. We do know that there are contributing factors that can cause some to become physically dependent upon opiates like Norco more quickly than others - genetics, length of prescription, amount of dose - but other than that, information is pretty slim.
At Meditox, we are more concerned with eradicating addiction and we can help you stamp out yours with our unique outpatient treatment method.
How Does Meditox Treat Norco Addiction?
Buprenorphine is the newest treatment to be approved by the FDA for treatment of opiates like Norco. Meditox doctors are certified to prescribe this drug that has proven to be enormously effective on treating physical addiction. All it takes is one appointment, one treatment plan and one prescription and you will be well on your way to a Norco-free life. Call today.
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