For most addictions, the most difficult part of the treatment process is the withdrawal stage. This is the time when you have to try to rid your body of the addictive substance as well as convince your mind that you do not need it any more. Pain killer withdrawal is surprisingly intense. But because of… Read More »
Many chronic pain patients may be under-treated as a result of doctors who are trying to gain control over pain killer addiction, it’s reported. Many other drugs can interact with the opioids and cause a variety of symptoms; this can be fatal. And physical dependence on a drug suggests that sudden stopping of the drug… Read More »
When you’re addicted physically to any drug, like pain killers or alcohol, etc., it’s because you’ve suppressed or shut down your body’s production of endorphins, which are natural opiate pain killers; when this happens you start craving the drug that you replaced the endorphins with whether it’s alcohol, any of a number of other drugs… Read More »
Some simple facts: Chronic pain affects one out of four adults; millions of people suffer from severe disabling pain. Once a patient addicted to pain killing drugs has completed detoxification, the treatment provider must then work with the patient to determine which course of treatment would be best for each patient. More than ten percent… Read More »