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At least 415,000 people received treatment and rehabilitation in US for pain killer abuse or addiction in the past year. Many of the chronic pain patients out there may be seriously under-treated as a result of many doctors who are trying to gain some control over pain killer addiction, it's reported. Opioids used in the way that the doctors have prescribed are not dangerous according to some well-established medical groups, but if that is true then why are so many people addicted to them?
Many people who are addicted to pain killers have assorted symptoms that they may not associate with the drug. Many other medications and hard drugs can interact with the Opioids and cause a variety of symptoms and can even be fatal. If you think you might be addicted and want to get off pain killers or any other drugs, the best approach is to get detoxified as fast as you can. Then plan to go through some type of rehabilitation. It's important to have a professional support system and of course family support too.
When you're physically addicted to a drug, such as pain killers, the Opioids or alcohol, etc., it's because you've suppressed your body's production of endorphins (endorphins are our natural opiate pain killers). And when this happens you start craving the drug that you replaced the endorphins with whether it's pain killers, Opioids, alcohol or any other addicting drug that involves the endorphins.
Some people do exhibit compulsive behavior to satisfy cravings for a particular pain killer or pain medication even when there are negative consequences associated with taking it. The conventional treatment options for pain killer addiction can include medications, such as methadone and LAAM (Levo-Alpha-Acetyl-Methadol) along with behavioral counseling. The patient is almost always medically detoxified before any treatment is begun.
One kind of treatment - Ultra-Rapid Opioid Detoxification (UROD) or also called rapid Detox or anesthesia Detox is a relatively new treatment approach. Rapid Detox, rapid opiate Detox or anesthesia Detox is used for addiction to heroin, prescription painkillers, Oxycontin, Methadone, Vicodin, Darvocet, Percocet, Hydrocodone, etc. The patient is detoxified under anesthesia. It's a fairly quick Detox however complications can arise anytime anyone undergoes anesthesia plus there may be other complications from the anesthesia following the treatment. This is only a treatment and not rehabilitation, which must follow it.
After a patient, who is addicted to pain killing drugs, has completed detoxification, the pain MD from Premier Pain Institute Dr. Vengurlekar work with the patient to determine the best course of treatment. There are a number of effective treatment options to consider to treat pain killer addiction to the prescription Opioids and to help manage the possibly severe withdrawal symptoms that can happen when suddenly stopping the pain killers or drugs.
Call Dr. Vengurlekar to take an appointment for more information. Our clinics are located in 2 places one in Arizona and second in Phoenix. Check out our location map for your convenience. |
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| Premier Pain Institute stands for Diagnostic Ability, Knowledge, Integrity and Taking Care of Patients. From the age of 16 years old, Dr. Vengurlekar has devoted his life to achieving that goal. |
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