MEDICATION ADDICTION TREATMENT

Medication Addiction Treatment At Serenity Recovery


3 x the amount of people die from prescription pills than illegal drugs 

Welcome to Serenity Recovery medication treatment program. Drugs come in many forms both illicit and legal however they can all be abused, and all create dependency issues. In fact, all substances are the same, medications, alcohol and drugs, they change the way you feel and take away painful difficulties in life. Unfortunately, substances in any form are a temporary solution to problems and often create a whole new set of problems.

We are increasingly working with clients who have suffered greatly due to prescription drug addiction. Many clients come to Hope fed up with having to rely on medications and all the associated issues, doctor visits, dose management and tolerance issues. It can be painful and disillusioning to watch a loved one sink lower and lower while on legitimate medications that are designed to help. At Hope, we provide a sanctuary where these people can regain control over their lives.

On this page is detailed information that may help you understand the difficulties and challenges caused by medication addiction. This may help you better understand the solution needed and offered by Hope Rehab.

Most medications can be purchased online these days or obtained from private doctors. Doctor shopping is a term used when a patient visits more than one doctor to collect medication for recreational use. This is also known as drug diversion, i.e. not using the meds for the purpose prescribed. Diversion is also the term used when someone sells their medication to a third party. Many drug dealers who sell illicit drugs also sell some medications such as Valium for comedowns and sleep after the high.

The most widely abused pharmaceuticals fall into three categories:

Recently highly addictive opioid medications such as codeine and morphine have increased to epidemic proportions.

Medication treatment – Potentially addictive prescription drugs can be necessary to treat conditions such as pain, anxiety, and insomnia. However, there are always going to be risks associated with taking this type of medication, and this is why it is only available on prescription. Your doctor should be aware of the potential dangers and be able to direct you on how to use these substances in a safe way.

One of the risks with certain prescribed drugs such as opiates and stimulants is that they have certain side effects that you can start to enjoy. You can start off taking a drug like codeine for pain as directed by the doctor, but you notice that it makes you feel chilled out. Then after a particularly hectic day, you decide to take this drug to help you relax – after all, what’s the harm?

Before you know it, you are caught up in addiction, and you are contemplating all types of unethical behaviour to get your hands on more of the drug, you need Medication treatment.

Even if you only take these drugs as prescribed, you can still cross the line into addiction. This is why it is so important that your doctor carefully monitors your dosage and use of the drug. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen the way it should.

Prescription drugs contain highly addictive substances and the user can easily form a dependency

No matter how or why the narcotic medication is acquired they are highly addictive substances and the user can easily form a dependency in a short period of time. This, in turn, means developing a tolerance and then needing an increased dosage as well as being preoccupied with the drug.

Fact: In the last ten years overdose deaths by narcotic medications have tripled in the World, far more than heroin or illicit drugs. And according to one survey pain is the most common reason for visiting a doctor. Women are believed to be most at risk of becoming addicted to prescribed medications.

Rehab Centers today providing medication addiction treatment see similar consequences for the user of medications to that of illicit drug use, regardless of the original complaint being medicated.