Facts
- Individuals who have used Oxycontin as prescribed may not even realize that they are experiencing withdrawal when they stop taking it, and many report thinking that they just have the flu.
- The hydrocodone in Lortab which is an opioid attaches to receptors in the brain, spinal cord and gastrointestinal tract to dull pain and also influence with the pleasure center of the brain producing a feeling of euphoria or what is known to a drug addict as a high.
- Morphine is a drug which is cultivated from the opium poppy, and is actually the principal constituent of opium and is used to produce other opiate drugs as well.
- Alcohol withdrawal should be undergone at an inpatient drug treatment facility where the individual can be given fluids or medications through an IV.
Green Sulphur Springs - Methadone DetoxificationMethadone detoxification can be a very uncomfortable and challenging experience. Symptoms usually begin between twenty-four and forty-eight hours after the user's last dose of the drug. Common symptoms include: stomach cramps, sweating, nausea, extreme cravings, tremors, irritability, sneezing, fever, chills, anxiety, paranoia, fuzzy-headedness, clinical depression and hallucinations. Additionally, methadone withdrawal symptoms will last much longer than heroin withdrawal symptoms. Depending on the dose of methadone you have been taking the symptoms can last for several weeks to several months. Professionals in the field of methadone detoxification typically advise the gradual decrease of the drug over a period of time instead of stopping all at once.