Addicted to OxyContin after Surgery

OxyContin is a powerful pain medicine that is often prescribed after surgery or injury. If a person takes OxyContin over an extended period of time, an addiction can begin. How OxyContin Affects Your Brain When you take OxyContin (or any other opiate pain medicine, for that matter) a few things happen. The pain receptors in your brain are impacted, and OxyContin works quickly to block your brain from communicating pain messages. It does not cure pain, as you are most certainly still injured or...

How to Get Clean from OxyContin

OxyContin is a prescription narcotic pain reliever derived from the opium plant. Because of its effects of well-being, pain relief and euphoria, as well as its highly addictive qualities, it is easy to become addicted to OxyContin. It is listed as one of the five most addictive drugs, along with ecstasy, LSD, methamphetamine and heroin. Non-medical use of OxyContin is high among teenagers. OxyContin Withdrawal Symptoms While some people withdraw from OxyContin “cold turkey,” experiencing...

Holistic Rehab for OxyContin Addiction

Pain treatment is one of the most researched fields in medicine. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of pain treatments available, ranging from minor cut ointments to injection catalyst for severe pain, such as migraine headache. The short answer is, people do not like to be in pain, and in 1916, a German chemist developed oxycodone that remains the main active-ingredient used in today’s most powerful pain medications. (Watch this OxyContin abuse video.) Oxycontin Forms Oxycontin can be...

OxyContin Intervention

The most common cycle of addiction involving OxyContin is a user who begins using opiates occasionally, then over time becomes physically addicted and begins using daily. OxyContin in America is a growing problem. Opiate drugs are narcotic sedatives that depress activity of the central nervous system, reduce pain and induce sleep. After becoming physically addicted, there is a 60 percent likelihood of becoming an IV drug user within the next three years. It is important to understand that...

OxyContin Withdrawal

OxyContin is a semi-synthetic opioid analgesic prescribed for chronic or long-lasting pain. The active ingredient is oxycodone, which is also found in drugs like Percodan and Tylox. OxyContin usually contains between 10 and 160 milligrams of oxycodone in a time-release tablet, compared to five milligrams in Tylox. Since it is a much higher dosage, it is easier to become dependent on the drug. OxyContin can be completely harmless when used properly. However, many abuse this drug because it is...