We can help you find local opiate addiction treatment, call 877-743-0081 for a free referral.
Who Answers?
opiate withdrawal
Related Articles
-
Choosing the Best Inpatient Hydrocodone Withdrawal Treatment -
Prescription Hydrocodone abuse has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Although many people use this prescription drug as directed, it is still possible to become addicted to it. Hydrocodone addiction is an opiate addiction just like heroin or any of the other opium based medications. Although the symptoms of opiate withdrawal are not deadly, they ...
-
Are Opioid Painkillers More Dangerous than Opium? -
Illegal use of both opium and opioid painkillers are a major issue in the United States. Recently though, direct deaths from opium and its more common form heroin are falling, according to the Centers for Disease Control. This does not mean it is less dangerous than opioids. Many factors interfere with directly comparing the dangers ...
-
How Opiate Addiction Warps Your Loved One’s Thinking & How to Spot the Need for Treatment -
Certain behaviors and emotional changes can help you determine whether your loved one needs help for opiate addiction.
-
Is Morphine Opium? -
Opium is the latex juice emitted from a certain poppy species known as Papaver somniferum. The poppy pod is scratched or “scored” to emit the opium which is then collected and dried. Around the world, ancient use of unprocessed opium has been documented as the most potent pain relief medicine prior to the American Civil War. ...
-
8 Lifelong Consequences of Heroin Addiction You Might Not Have Considered -
Although almost everyone understands that heroin addiction is a bad thing, many people do not understand the lifelong consequences of using it. According to the National Library of Medicine, heroin has several very severe lifelong consequences. Addiction on your Medical Records Most people do not realize that when a doctor finds out that you are ...