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Opiate addiction is an insidious problem that has plagued society for centuries, but perhaps never more so than today. A two-edged sword, opiates can heal or destroy.

An opiate is any drug derived from the opium poppy plant. The main opiates are morphine, heroin, and codeine.

Thebaine and papaverine are also opiates. More commonly we see opiates in their synthetic forms: oxycodone (OxyContin, Percodan), hydrocodone (Vicodin), and hydromorphone (Dilaudid). Darvon, Demerol, and Methadone are other synthetic opiates. The majority of these drugs are used medically for pain management.

Opiates are particularly effective in suppressing pain and reducing anxiety. In sufficiently high doses, they can produce a euphoric state. For this reason, they are often used as recreational drugs. Psychological and physical dependence leading to addiction is common in frequent opiate users. The body quickly adjusts to the use of opiates such that increasingly larger doses are needed to produce the same euphoric effect. Overdosing, sometimes resulting in fatal respiratory failure, occurs when addicts take more than their body can handle.

Question by : How to get the medication I need without being labeled as a drug-seeker?
I have suffered from social anxiety for as long as I can remember. About 6 months ago I decided I had had enough and went to my family doctor for help. I was open minded when she suggested anti depressants and gave it a go, hoping they would be the answer. I took them regularly for a month with no real effect on my anxiety so when I went in for a follow up I mentioned to her that it wasn’t working and I was experiencing side effects such as depression, insomnia, and irritability. I asked if there was something else I could try and she looked at me and said “I’m not going to give you Ativan or Xanax because of the potential for abuse.” So she gave me a different anti-depressant. Again, after a month or so of use, I experienced horrible side-effects and was given yet another anti-depressant. This went on for 6 months and had NO effect on my anxiety, actually made it worse in some respects. I have discontinued using them and go through life dealing with my anxiety, which is better than the depression and sleeplessness caused by anti-depressants. I was shocked at her narrow mindedness to one treatment that wasn’t working. Is it time to find a new doc or is there another approach I can take with her? I just want to be able to do normal things like go to the store without a panic attack. Please know that I am not seeking addictive drugs, but if that is what will help me, it’s what I want. I have tried every conservative treatment in the books and am ready to be done with it.

 

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Detox center approved for Tewksbury

Filed under: drug addiction detox

(AP) — The Merrimack Valley is getting an inpatient drug detox center for the first time in almost two years. Northeast Behavioral Health was selected by the state to operate the inpatient drug and alcohol detoxification facility on the grounds of …
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Community detox scheme goes national

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Quacks addicted to prohibition

Filed under: withdrawal opiates

DUDE it must be the pharm companies, idk, maybe not, but if we already have gone down the road of medicines that do nothing more than prevent the outset of withdrawal which coming from a decade plus opiate lover please dont even i have seen and gone …
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Plans for methadone clinic in Glens Falls withdrawn

Filed under: withdrawal opiates

Methadone is used to help wean heroin and painkiller addicts off opiates. The Common Council in October, adopted a local law placing a temporary moratorium on the opening of a methadone treatment center anywhere in Glens Falls after Conifer Park …
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Question by Harsh Truth: Could the belief in god be an addiction? Do they need “God Rehab”?
Some Christians think atheists are bitter(which is not true). Just like some alcoholics think sober people are bitter. Could it be because some Christians have to depend on god to be happy? Isn’t that how drug and alcohol addicts are? Alcoholics think they have to depend on alcohol to function. Lots of Christians are the same way about god.

Best answer:

Answer by Sharkfishrman
What would Jesus say?

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Drug forum looks at problems, solutions

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Local officials, law enforcement officers, drug treatment agency representatives and community members came together to learn about the growing concern of prescription drug addiction and the efforts to eradicate it. Forum speakers noted how, over the …
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Drug detox is the process of eliminating the toxins accumulated in the body due to the intake of drugs. Different kinds of drug detox treatments are available these days. Usually drug detox centers give simple medication to the patient. This keeps the patient to get away from the withdrawal, which is the physiological and mental readjustment occurring due to the discontinuation of the use of drug or any other addictive substances. Withdrawal is considered as the first steps of drug detox.

The nature and severity of withdrawal mainly depends on the nature and level of dependency of the drug used. An ideal drug detox center needs to include all the aspects of the withdrawal. The people who use alcohol, cocaine and other prescription medicines need to take the drug detox courses regularly. Most of the detox center usually provides the therapy and counseling with their detox program.