Opiate Detoxification

There’s no question why people addicted to opiates such as heroin, OxyContin and Vicodin have the hardest time staying clean. Opiates are among the most difficult addictions to overcome. The relapse rate is disheartening, due in no small measure to the fact that withdrawal from opiates can make even the toughest addict cringe.

It doesn’t matter whether you have a sleeve of tattoos on each arm or you have an outlaw motorcycle club named after you, kicking heroin and other opiates is no walk in the park.

Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach, California, has medications that can help you in your battle to beat addiction to opiates. These include Suboxone, approved by the FDA for use in removing you from your dependence on opiates. This is done by substituting the medication for your opiate of choice, then gradually weaning you off that medication and finally, discontinuing Suboxone altogether.

Personal experience already tells you that opiate-based drugs include some of the most addictive substances on Earth. Among these are:

• Heroin
• Vicodin
• Norco
• OxyContin
• Percocet
• Tylenol No. 3
• Morphine
• Demerol
• Fentanyl
• Methadone
• Codeine

If you’re addicted to any of these substances and you’re serious about getting help, make sure you understand what you’re getting into. If you think you’re taking this step to save a marriage, or for your family, or to keep your job, it’s just not going to work. The only hope you have of ending your addiction to opiates is to decide once and for all that you’re done. You give up. You’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, and you don’t want to get loaded any longer.

With that conscious decision in mind, you might be ready to accept some help. And Morningside Recovery has the professional staff and experience to guide you through what will undoubtedly be a difficult process. Most substance abuse recovery professionals recommend that withdrawal from opiates should take place in a safe and controlled environment supervised by a medical professional.

Checking into a hotel room and trying to kick the habit on your own is not your best thinking, nor is it in your best interest. In fact, it’s an opportunity for you to reconsider your resolve, realize you might have “overreacted” to this sobriety thing, and pick up the phone for a drug delivery.

But if you do decide to toss in the towel and undergo a supervised detoxification program, you should know what to expect during withdrawal from opiates. Among the signs and symptoms are muscle and bone pain, involuntary kicking (ergo the term “kicking the habit,”) skin crawls, hot and cold chills, restlessness, tremors, high heart rate and blood pressure, uncontrolled diarrhea and abdominal cramping.

Medications can help alleviate many of these symptoms. The medical staff at Morningside Recovery claims that since Suboxone was introduced to the recovery world, patients are amazed that they are up and walking around with minimal signs and symptoms.  Suboxone is not administered until the patient goes into moderate withdrawal – but before signs of severe withdrawal begin. The medication begins working within 30 minutes and starts reversing the withdrawal signs and symptoms. Many patients are comforted with supportive medications to lessen even the moderate withdrawal symptoms experienced before the Suboxone is administered.

In addition to a carefully monitored medication program, Morningside’s opiate detoxification takes place in a safe, home-like environment that includes a professional staff available 24 hours a day to get you through this necessary process. These experienced counselors understand exactly what you are going through and can provide comfort and support during detox – a process that can take from one to three weeks, depending on the opiate to which you are addicted.

If this sounds appealing to you, call Morningside Recovery’s admissions staff at .