
Are You Addicted to OxyContin?
Addiction, Opiates, Opioids, Substance Abuse, TreatmentAm I Addicted to OxyContin
An OxyContin addiction may have caught you completely by surprise when those innocent pain pills led to opioid use disorder. If you suspect you have built up a tolerance to it, and wonder if you are addicted to OxyContin,…

What Are the Signs of Morphine Addiction?
Addiction, Drug Abuse, OpiatesIf you’ve been taking morphine for pain management and begin to notice the signs of morphine addiction, it’s time to see your doctor. Like any other opioid addiction, morphine abuse or addiction should never be ignored.
Facts About Morphine
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Addicted to Narcotic Pain Meds
Addiction, Opiates, TreatmentPain Management Can Present a Real Challenge
Sometimes chronic pain requires the use of pain meds to help manage the condition. People have come to expect a prescription for pain pills, like Vicodin or Percocet, to assist them. The ongoing use…

Ativan Withdrawal Symptoms and Relief
Addiction, Opiates, Opioids, TreatmentAtivan, just like other benzodiazepines like Xanax or Valium, is a drug that is great…until it isn’t. While these medications are intended for short-term relief of anxiety or insomnia, the fact is that they are so effective that it becomes…

Tapering Off Opiates
Addiction, Detox, Opiates, TreatmentWith courage and grit, you are ready to begin the process of recovery from opiate dependency or addiction. The path to recovery begins with opiate detox, the critical first phase in taking back control over your life.
When approaching opiate…

Xanax Withdrawal Symptoms Cold Turkey
Addiction, Opiates, Prescription Drugs, Substance Abuse, TreatmentWhat Are Some Dangers of Quitting Xanax Cold Turkey
Xanax (alprazolam) is one of the drugs in the benzodiazepine family, a fast-acting sedative that is wildly popular in the U.S. In fact, with an estimated 49 million Xanax prescriptions written…

Chronic Pain and Opiate Addiction
Addiction, Chronic Pain, Opiates, TreatmentTreating Chronic Pain and Opiate Addiction
Back in the late 1990s OxyContin (oxycodone) burst on the pharma scene as a wonder pain reliever for treating chronic pain. Over the next few years, dosages incrementally went from 10 mg pills to the…

Fentanyl Patch Addiction and Treatment Options
Addiction, Detox, Opiates, Prescription Drugs, Recovery, Rehab, Substance Abuse, TreatmentFentanyl is a powerful prescription opioid derived from morphine, and often marketed under the brand name Duragesic. The drug is very potent, at least fifty times more so than morphine. Fentanyl is typically reserved for cancer patients who…

Why Do Opiates Make You Sick
Addiction, Detox, Opiates, Prescription Drugs, Recovery, Rehab, Substance Abuse, TreatmentOpiates, whether in prescription pill form or in the form of heroin, can make you feel nauseous when you take them and nauseous when you stop them after forming a physical dependence. The drugs provoke a powerful response by the central nervous…

The Effects of Taking Too Much Pain Medication
Addiction, Opiates, Prescription Drugs, RehabWhen prescription painkillers burst onto the scene in the 90s they were seen as a wonder drug. These powerful analgesics could swiftly manage moderate to severe pain and were supposedly non-habit forming. Well we all know the end of that story,…