Opiates include several prescription painkillers and the street drug heroin. These narcotics can be quite dangerous, leading users down a path that can include addiction and overdose. Because of their potency and potential to be habit-forming, it’s important to know the opiate warnings. Plenty of people develop a problem with opiates including OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin and Demerol after receiving a prescription from a doctor. The number of prescriptions written for these drugs has skyrocketed in the last several years. However, there is a growing problem with people using these medications for non-medical purposes. This recreational use is dangerous and has huge health, social, criminal and legal implications. Prescription painkillers can be used safely and provide much needed pain relief for many people. Opiate addiction can be brutal and very difficult to overcome without professional medical help.
Opiate Warnings: “You Should Only Take Painkillers As Prescribed”
All prescription medications carry a set of instructions on use. This includes warnings regarding drug and food interactions, allergic reactions, abuse potential, addiction, overdose and withdrawal. Warnings list the drug’s classification as a controlled substance. For instance, heroin is a highly addictive opioid and a Schedule I controlled substance. This means it has the highest potential for abuse and has no accepted medical use. The DEA considers OxyContin is a Schedule II controlled substance. This means it has a high potential for abuse, but there are acceptable medical uses in the U.S.
Taking an opiate prescription medication in any way that contradicts doctor’s orders or the label can be extremely dangerous. This includes mixing them with other substances to heighten effects, taking more of the medication than what’s recommended and taking it more often than suggested. Physicians advise against chewing, crushing or breaking pills to facilitate rapid release of active ingredients as a potentially fatal amount could flood the system. Patients should always taper use of opiates to avoid withdrawal.
Waismann Method’s Opiate Detox and Aftercare Thoroughly Address Addiction
Misuse, overuse or abuse of opiates can lead quickly to physical and psychological dependence. The Waismann Method offers medically-based opiate detox and recognizes most patients don’t intend to develop a problem. In many cases, dependence creeps up once a tolerance develops. Our medical procedure answers the depletion of natural endorphins in nerve cells due to an external supply of opiates. Our in-hospital rapid opiate detox procedure uses intravenous medications to cleanse the opiates from patients’ receptors while they sleep lightly under sedation. This takes just a few days inpatient in a private room of a full service accredited hospital. There, a multi-board certified doctor manages opiate withdrawal symptoms with sedative medications.
Our total hospital stay is usually 2 to 4 days, getting you back on your feet much quicker than other programs. In addition to our rapid medical detox, we also include our top notch recovery center, Domus Retreat for a few days of continued care and relaxation. We treat patients in the most compassionate and discreet manner. They stay in private suites and take advantage of therapeutic and holistic services in a supportive and serene environment.
