Percodan Addiction

Percodan is a popular prescription medication used to fight chronic and acute pain. Its primary agent is oxycodone, an opiate not unlike morphine, which makes Percodan a highly addictive painkiller. Because it is so potent, it is especially important that those who are taking the drug not suddenly stop their prescription. Once your body has become accustomed to the presence of Percodan, it exhibits fierce physical reactions when it is suddenly taken away. Called withdrawal symptoms, these reactions include vomiting, cold shakes, sweating, irritability, insomnia and more. It is, in fact, these symptoms that let you know that the inevitable has occurred: your Percodan prescription has turned into a Percodan addiction.

What is Percodan Addiction?

Percodan addiction is defined by the physical reactions described above that occur when you suddenly stop taking the drug. Whether you miss or dose or try to quit "cold turkey," these withdrawal symptoms make quitting difficult - and dangerous. Those with co-occurring physical conditions like heart disease, diabetes and liver conditions may inadvertently slip into a coma, have seizures or even die. Even those who don't even approach death physically often feel like they are; the symptoms are that intense. Imagine the worst flu you've ever had and magnify by 100. These are the results of Percodan addiction when your body acclimates to the original dose and needs more, when you are late taking your dose, when you run out of your prescription or when you try and treat the addiction by quitting without medical supervision.

At Meditox, we don't believe that you need to undergo that pain and risk of continuing a Percodan addiction. We can help you quit and avoid the withdrawal symptoms that are usually associated with the process.

What Causes Percodan Addiction?

No one really knows and it's not for lack of trying to find out. Researchers and physicians from every country in the world have been trying to figure it out for centuries. We only know a few things: those who have addiction in their family history are more likely to become addicted quicker and those who are on a higher dose or take an opiate for a long time will definitely become addicted. One or two pills in the hospital or after a dental procedure is nothing to worry about. But continue taking the drug for a few weeks or more or up your dose to adjust to your body's need for the drug and it's over: you're addicted to Percodan.

At Meditox, we are ready to help you break your addiction to Percodan as painlessly as possible and with all the support you need to get back to a drug-free life.

How Does Meditox Treat Percodan Addiction?

By providing you with a substitution prescription called Subutex and Suboxone, the Meditox method allows you to immediately stop taking Percodan and begin the detox process with a minimum of physical discomfort. If you think that Meditox could provide you with the treatment you need to break your addiction to Percodan, give us a call today.

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