Pain Pill Addiction

The Cause of Pain Pill Addiction

Many patients who are treated for pain after surgeries have reported overmedication in the hospital and becoming addicted to pain pills as a result. They describe the compulsive need to seek and use these pain pills after expiration of their prescription, which results in countless hours spent in different doctor's waiting rooms to obtain more prescriptions to feed their drug addiction. In those with chronic pain, the problem is a bit different in that their body builds a tolerance to the drug, needing higher and higher doses just to feel normal.

Pain Pill Detox

Ultimately, pain pill addiction is a brain disease, and like any disease, it needs medical treatment. The first step is to detox off the drug under medical supervision. Drugs like methadone were commonly prescribed to those with drug addictions because its effects were less harmful to the body than other drugs.

Later, buprenorphine was discovered as a better alternative. It allows a full detox without requiring a daily trip to the clinic in a never-ending maintenance program or enrollment in a lengthy inpatient drug treatment program. At Meditox, our doctors prescribe buprenorphine and develop a treatment plan for you to implement on your own. In just one appointment, you can be well on your way to recovery from pain pill addiction and drug free in six weeks.

Treating Pain Pill Addiction Legally

The Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000) expanded the use of medication-assisted opioid addiction treatment by allowing qualified physicians to prescribe narcotic medications like buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid addiction in treatment settings outside of traditional opioid treatment programs like methadone clinics and in-patient rehabilitation centers.

Because of this law, Meditox doctors are able to prescribe this medication to you without forcing you to come in daily for your medication, break your anonymity or disrupt your family and career life by enrolling in a drug treatment program. You can do it yourself after only one appointment with us.

The Meditox Method

At Meditox, we not only provide you with a prescription and a plan medically proven to help you break your addiction to pain pills, but we also have a support team standing by to assist you 24 hours a day. Additionally, we help you find a doctor in your area who will help you manage your pain without addictive drugs. In six weeks, Meditox can help you get your pain and your addiction under control.

If you feel that Meditox might be the right solution for you or your loved one, please call us for a toll-free and private consultation:

Additional Resources

National Institute on Drug Abuse: Drugs of Abuse, Uses and Effects Chart
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration: Oxycontin
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration: Narcotics
Prescription Drugs Abuse and Addiction
Medicamentos de Prescripción - Abuso y Adicción
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Prescription Medication

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