Opiate Warnings

Opiates include several prescription painkillers and the street drug heroin. These narcotics can be quite dangerous, leading users down a path that can include addiction and overdose. Because of their potency and potential to be habit-forming, it’s important to know the warnings surrounding their use. Plenty of people develop a problem with opiates including OxyContin , Percocet, Vicodin and Demerol after receiving a prescription from a doctor. The number of prescriptions written for these drugs has skyrocketed in the last several years. However, there is a growing problem with people using these medications for non-medical purposes. This recreational use is dangerous and has huge health, social, criminal and legal implications. Prescription painkillers can be used safely and provide much needed pain relief for many people. Opiate addiction can be brutal and very difficult to overcome without professional medical help.

Opiate Painkillers Should Be Taken Only As Prescribed

All prescription medications carry a set of instructions on use that include warnings regarding drug and food interactions, allergic reactions, abuse potential, addiction, overdose and withdrawal. Warnings list the drug’s classification as a controlled substance. For instance, heroin, a highly addictive opioid, is a Schedule I controlled substance meaning it has the highest potential for abuse and has no accepted medical use. OxyContin is a Schedule II controlled substance, meaning it has a high potential for abuse and has accepted medical uses in the U.S., though there are restrictions. Taking an opiate prescription medication in any way that contradicts doctor’s orders or the label can be extremely dangerous. This includes mixing them with other substances to heighten effects, taking more of the medication than what’s recommended and taking it more often than suggested. Chewing, crushing or breaking pills to facilitate rapid release of active ingredients is not advised as a potentially fatal amount could flood the system. Patients should always taper use of opiates to avoid withdrawal. 

Waismann Method’s Opiate Detox and Aftercare Thoroughly Address Addiction

Misuse, overuse or abuse of opiates can lead quickly to physical and psychological dependence. The Waismann Method offers medically-based opiate detox and recognizes most patients don’t intend to develop a problem. In many cases, dependence creeps up once a tolerance develops. Our medical procedure answers the depletion of natural endorphins in nerve cells due to an external supply of opiates. Our in-hospital procedure uses intravenous medications to cleanse the opiates from patients’ receptors while they sleep lightly under deep sedation. This takes less than two hours and they awake without the awareness they experienced an accelerated withdrawal. Our total hospital stay is 2 to 4 days, getting you back on your feet much quicker than other programs. In addition to our rapid medical detox, we also offer top notch aftercare through our Domus Retreat transitional living facility. Patients here are treated in the most compassionate and discreet manner. They stay in private suites and take advantage of therapeutic and holistic services in a relaxing and pampering environment.

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