Facts
- When a prescription medication is stopped, withdrawal from the drug causes a return of the original symptom the medication was used for, often in a much worse degree.
- Many addiction counselors at drug rehabs encourage 12-step participation and may even refer the individuals to other support services for any supplemental medical, psychiatric or employment services.
- Withdrawal symptoms associated with methadone can include but are not limited to body aches and muscle cramping, back aches, leg kicking, anxiety, chills, shivering or trembling, abdominal cramping, weakness, increased blood pressure, convulsions, insomnia, diarrhea, running nose, watery eyes, sneezing, sweating, pale and clammy skin, nausea and thoughts of suicide.
- Oxycontin withdrawal symptoms can be mild or extremely severe, depending on how much and how long and individual has taken the drug.
Persons with HIV/AIDS - Blue MountainDrug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest individuals. When people in Blue Mountain with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs or alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Since they suffer with a decreased immune system, something as simple as the common cold can become an unsafe sickness. They expose themselves to other deadly infections too: Hepatitis C, pneumonia and tuberculosis just to list a few. Entering a drug rehab program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is necessary. The addicted individual will be in a position to restore their sobriety and strengthen their quality of life immensely. Science today has been able to create many medications that not only help persons with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.