Many other drugs can interact with the opioids and cause a variety of unpleasant symptoms; these can be fatal. Addiction to pain killers is a rapidly growing problem today, especially the abuse of opioid pain killers. If you think you’re addicted and want to get off pain killers or other drugs, it’s best to get… Read More »
More than 415,000 people received treatment for pain killer abuse or addiction this past year. Patients can innocently start taking pain killers after a moderate injury or because of a severe injury in an automobile accident, fall or for post surgical pain. A person exhibits compulsive behavior to satisfy their craving for a pain killer… Read More »
Many chronic pain patients may be under-treated as a result of doctors who are trying to gain control over pain killer addiction, they report. If you are addicted to pain killers or other drugs or think you may be, you can start working to increase the body’s endorphin production naturally; some ways are laughing, touching,… Read More »
Chronic pain affects one out of three or four adults; millions of people suffer from severe disabling pain. Opioids used as the doctor has prescribed are supposedly not dangerous according to some well-established medical groups; but if this is the case, why are so many people addicted to them? A person exhibits compulsive behavior to… Read More »
Although detoxification is not a treatment for pain killer addiction, it can help relieve withdrawal symptoms while the patient adjusts to being free of pain killers or other prescription drugs. An opioid-dependent pain patient has improved function with the use of the drug while an opioid-addicted patient does not have improvement. Common side effects and… Read More »
There are a number of effective treatment options to treat pain killer addiction to prescription opioids and to help manage the sometimes severe withdrawal symptoms that can accompany sudden stopping of pain killers or drugs. Although detoxification is not a treatment for pain killer addiction, it can help relieve withdrawal symptoms while the patient adjusts… Read More »
Addiction is both a biological and psychological condition. More than 415,000 people received treatment for pain killer abuse or addiction this past year. Many chronic pain patients may be under-treated as a result of doctors who are trying to gain control over pain killer addiction, they report. When you’re addicted physically to a drug, like… Read More »