Painkiller Addiction Detox
Even when great care is taken to follow prescription orders exactly, opioid-based painkillers are incredibly addictive. "Detox" is short for detoxification and it occurs naturally in the body when you are addicted to or dependent upon any drug or substance. Try to cut caffeine out of your diet when you're used to five cups of coffee every morning and you'll find the experience extremely unpleasant physically and mentally and emotionally. Try to stop taking opioid-based painkillers after even a short time of regular use, and the detox you experience will be more than unpleasant: it will be painful.
It is not recommended that you attempt a painkiller detox on your own. Aside from the fact that few succeed in the endeavor alone, it can be unsafe, even fatal if other physical issues or illnesses are present. Meditox can help you navigate your painkiller detox safely.
What is a Painkiller Addiction Detox?
Like many medically classified diseases, addiction opiate painkillers is treatable. Every painkiller addiction treatment starts with a drug detox as your body rids itself of the drug as well as its dependence upon that drug. Statistics prove that when a detox treatment plan is individually tailored to a patient's personal needs, the painkiller detox and treatment are by far more successful than for those who attempt to go it alone.
Prescription medications are a very effective tool used to alleviate painkiller withdrawal symptoms during the detox process. Drugs like Subutex and Suboxone can help to suppress the pain associated with withdrawal symptoms as well as cravings for the drug of choice. In the past, only a handful of medications were approved to treat opioid cravings and/or addictions and none of them were available from a doctor's office. Methadone, for example, is a drug prescribed to treat opiate drug addiction, but in order to take it, the patient must come into a dosing clinic every single day. The same applies to LAAM, also prescribed to treat opiate addiction.
Recently, the FDA approved two forms of buprenorphine, Suboxone and Subutex, for the treatment of opioid dependence. It alleviates the withdrawal symptoms during opiate detox and is available on an outpatient basis from facilities like Meditox.
How Do I Avoid Withdrawal Symptoms During a Painkiller Addiction Detox?
The best way to avoid withdrawal symptoms during a painkiller detox is to call Meditox. Our complete painkiller addiction detox program utilizes Suboxone and Subutex in the context of an outpatient treatment plan personalized to suit your particular needs. We start with the prescription of Subutex, pure buprenorphine appropriate for the immediate stages of opioid addiction treatment. Buprenorphine acts just like the opioid drug of choice by binding to the opiate receptors in the brain, however, it does not provide the same euphoria or "high." The body and brain think they are receiving the regular painkiller, therefore there are fewer withdrawal symptoms.
Suboxone is a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone and prescribed by Meditox for most of the treatment plan. The naloxone is added to the buprenorphine as an anti-abuse agent and is only activated should you attempt to abuse the drug.
How Can Meditox Help Me With a Painkiller Addiction Detox?
The qualified doctors here at Meditox each have their own DEA identification number, which means they are certified to prescribe Suboxone, a rare quality among physicians. They are also substance abuse treatment specialists well-equipped to deliver an effective outpatient painkiller addiction treatment and detox.
At Meditox, our doctors are committed to helping you detox from painkillers safely and comfortably from your own home. We require only one appointment to start your treatment plan and offer 24-hour telephone support and assistance to local resources should you require them during your journey to sobriety.
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:
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