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Drug detoxification is the first phase of treatment and recovery. Detoxification rids or reduces drug-chemical saturations left in the body. Generally with most drug addictions there are several different methods at detoxification. Therefore, since there are numerous ways to treat each withdrawal and their symptoms, choosing right one for your situation can be difficult.
Drug detox does not treat the psychological, social, behavioral or spiritual aspects of addiction, therefore, does not provide changes essential for recovery. Therefore drug detoxification, as a rule, is only beneficial for reducing or ridding the body of drugs, not keeping somebody from using them again. That is done through treatment after detoxification is completed.
Opiate Withdrawals:
the opiate withdrawal is agonizingly painful but rarely poses a life threatening risk. Nevertheless, for successful treatment and recovery, medical-detoxification is strongly recommended. Because, in most instances if the opiate-addict is not medically withdrawn to ease painful side effects they are usually overwhelmed and give up.
The most common drugs used for the withdrawal of opiates are other synthetic opiates such as Suboxone and Methadone. If done correctly and not abused they work well, but, when not properly taken and overused a worst addiction than before occurs.
Here is a list of the most commonly abused opiates: Heroin, Codeine, Meperidine (Demerol), Fentanyl, Hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lortab, Lorcet, Norco), Hydromorphone (Dilaudid), Methadone, Morphine, Oxycodone (Oxycontin, Roxicodone, Percocet, Percodan) and Suboxone (buprenorphine, subutex).
Some withdrawal symptoms associated with Opiates:
Anxiety, Depression, Restlessness, Irritability, Insomnia, Sweating (hot and cold flashed), Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, aches and pain, crawling skin, abdominal pain and Tremors.
Alcohol and tranquilizers addictions cause dangerous physical withdrawal symptoms. Abruptly quitting alcohol or tranquilizers can lead to grand-mal-seizures, strokes, delirium tremens and heart attacks and be fatal. Consequently, these addictions must have medically supervised withdrawal.
Drugs such as crack/cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy and marijuana have less physical withdrawal characteristics, but, cause intense emotional and mental pain associated with the withdrawals. Such as severe depression, chronic fatigue, irritability and mode swings.
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