Painkiller Addiction has to do with dependency to Opiates. Another name for Opiates are narcotics. Examples of narcotics/Opiates are Morphine, Heroin, Hydrocodone-like Lortabs, Oxycodone-like Percocet, and others.
One thing you may not know about pain killer addiction is that now it is called Opiate Use Disorder. Since the term ADDICTION, has some negative connotations, it was decided to change the name from addictions and dependencies to Substance Use Disorders. For that reason, having an Opiate Use Disorder may carry with it less of a stigma.
Another fact you may not know, is that Opiate Use Disorder and abusing pain killers is the number one leading cause of overdose deaths in the United States. In fact, last year over 37,000 Americans died from Opiate overdoses.
The third thing you may not know, is that once a person starts having problems with pain killers, it is very difficult to stop. That’s because the more Opiates a person takes, the more Opiate receptors that are in their brain. That’s why people have cravings and Opiate withdrawal symptoms when they don’t have the Opiates.
Finally, the last thing, is that Opiate Use Disorder is very treatable. There are experts available to provide evaluations and treatment and to help prevent a person from dying from an overdose.
If you or someone you know has a problem with Heroin or other Opiates, excellent help is now available at The Drug and Alcohol Detox Clinic of South Mississippi. Call 000-000-0000 or on the web.
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