South Carolina Detoxification Information

This southeastern state was once considered by the federal government to be a “consumer state” when it comes to illegal drug use and abuse. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said in 2009 that South Carolina had transcended this status to become a source of illegal drugs. One component of drug abuse that has skyrocketed in recent years involves prescription painkillers. They are diverted into and out of South Carolina through various illicit activities. The DEA reports that the prescription medications most often abused and diverted in South Carolina include OxyContin (oxycodone), Vicodin (hydrocodone), MS Contin, methadone, fentanyl and benzodiazepines such as Valium, Xanax and Klonopin. These are all controlled substances and have the ability to be habit forming.

Substance abuse involving opiate (narcotic) painkillers has skyrocketed in recent years, fueled by the availability of these drugs. Most people who become dependent start off by taking a medication such as Vicodin for an illness or injury. A tolerance can build, meaning the patient will need more and more to achieve a basic level of pain relief. Others may misuse painkillers to achieve a high or state of euphoria. People may result to illicit behaviors in order to get these medications. They can buy them on the street or “doctor shop.” This is the practice of going to multiple doctors to receive multiple supplies of a drug. Pharmaceuticals can also be diverted by unscrupulous physicians or pharmacists. Illegal sale and distribution by healthcare workers has become more of a problem in recent years. The availability of these drugs on the Internet is equally concerning. Some websites offer opiates without even requiring a prescription. South Carolina officials implemented a prescription drug-monitoring program in 2008 to identify and cut down on instances of diversion.

Waismann Method

Waismann Method knows the struggles associated with prescription opiate dependence. We have spent more than a decade treating people from South Carolina and around the world. We are known for safe and successful opiate detoxification for drugs including fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, heroin, methadone and hydromorphone. Our in-hospital treatment is compassionate, discreet and patients don’t spend days or weeks suffering through withdrawal. We use non-addicting intravenous medication to cleanse the drug from patients’ opiate receptors. This takes less than two hours and patients rest comfortably under deep sedation during the procedure. An accelerated withdrawal syndrome develops and passes while patients are sedated so they are not consciously aware they experienced withdrawal. We never use opiate replacements such as methadone or Suboxone to wean patients from their prescription painkillers. The total hospital stay is usually 3 to 6 days. We also offer transitional living in our optional aftercare facility Domus Retreat.

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