Dihydrocodeine Abuse

Abusing Dihydrocodeine or other opiates is dangerous and can lead to serious problems such as addiction or overdose.  For so many, regular use spirals out of control once a tolerance to medication develops over time. This means patients must take more and more to receive the drug’s benefit. Dihydrocodeine is a prescription narcotic drug used to manage pain and treat chronic cough and shortness of breath. People can become hooked on their pain medication rather easily, sometimes with relatively short-term use. Physical and psychological opiate addiction can be treated safely and effectively in a short amount of time. It’s important to recognize the signs of abuse so that you can get help for yourself or a loved one immediately.

Signs of Dihydrocodeine Abuse

Abuse can include any drug-related behavior that jeopardizes your health or well-being in any way. Using Dihydrocodeine in any way that contradicts the prescribing authority’s directions on use constitutes abuse. A set of instructions on proper use accompanies every prescription drug. Recreational use of any kind is considered misuse or abuse. Recreational users often abuse Dihydrocodeine and other narcotics to achieve a high or state of euphoria. Taking more Dihydrocodeine than what’s recommended, or taking it more often than recommended, is abuse. Some people also choose to crush, chew or otherwise break pills to bring about rapid release of active ingredients. Combining opiates with other substances to increase effects is dangerous and abusive behavior. In some cases, this can lead to fatal overdose. Typical drug-seeking behaviors are synonymous with abuse. These include “doctor shopping” to secure more than one supply and selling or buying medication on the black market. Some users also falsify prescriptions or attempt to buy Dihydrocodeine and other opiates online to feed their addiction.

Waismann Method Provides Safe Dihydrocodeine Detox

The use of Dihydrocodeine outside medical parameters is dangerous and can cause addiction. Dihydrocodeine detox can entail any number of medical or therapeutic treatments to rid patients of their reliance on the medication. Waismann Method provides rapid medical detox in the safety of a hospital in southern California. Our procedure combines a safe, medical detox and withdrawal management to ensure comfort and results. We use intravenous medications to cleanse the Dihydrocodeine from patients’ opiate receptors. This takes less than two hours and occurs while patients rest comfortably under general anesthesia. The procedure speeds up the withdrawal process and patients awaken refreshed, opiate free and without awareness they even experienced withdrawal.
We don’t use opiate replacement drugs such as Suboxone or methadone to achieve recovery by weaning patients. This can be dangerous because these medications are also opiates and can be habit-forming. Our total required hospital stay for medical tests, detox and post-monitoring is 2 to 4 days. This gets you back on your feet much quicker than other Dihydrocodeine rehab facilities. We also offer extended aftercare through our Domus Retreat transitional living facility. Patients who wish to extend their stay can continue recovery work in our private, relaxing and pampering environment.

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