What is OxyContin Detox?
OxyContin, an opiate prescription painkiller, works to reduce pain by binding to receptors in the brain which communicate pain to the body. The drug creates something like a buffer at the receptor site to block your body's experience of pain.
Like morphine, codeine, Vicodin and other common pain relief prescriptions, OxyContin is a drug that is highly addictive. Not long after you begin your prescription, your body begins to develop a tolerance to the drug, requiring higher and higher doses of OxyContin to fully block your pain receptors and maintain a pain-free state. Unfortunately, this tolerance quickly turns into physical dependence and then OxyContin addiction, which must be treated at an OxyContin detox center.
Michael's House offers an OxyContin detox as part of our OxyContin rehab. Contact us today at for more information.
What is an OxyContin Detox?
An OxyContin detox allows your body to flush out the drug and break your need or craving for more. This process begins automatically when you stop taking OxyContin, when you miss your dose or take a smaller dose than you need. Unfortunately, along with detoxification comes OxyContin withdrawal symptoms. These are minimal at first—slight nausea, diarrhea, runny nose, hot and cold sweats—but if you don't take another OxyContin dose as soon as you they develop, they will continue to get worse until they peak.
Choosing to go through OxyContin detox at a certified drug and alcohol addiction treatment facility will provide you with medical monitoring that helps you protect against relapse and complications. In some cases, medications will be provided to ease your OxyContin withdrawal symptoms and decrease the length of time you spend in detox.
Why is OxyContin Detox Necessary?
All opiate prescription painkillers including OxyContin take their toll on the body when used for long periods of time. Liver and kidney function can suffer as well as the respiratory system. Low doses in the short-term are fine for most, but those who remain on the prescription or take the drug without a prescription generally need more and more for it to keep working. More OxyContin means more damage and an OxyContin addiction with a tighter hold. In order to maintain your health and rebuild your body after a significant period of time spent suffering through opiate addiction, an OxyContin detox is necessary.
What Can I Expect From an OxyContin Detox?
Without medical supervision, a OxyContin detox can make you feel like you've got a bad case of the flu. You can expect stomach cramps, runny nose and eyes, agitation and sweating, hot and cold flashes, and muscle and bone pain. It's definitely not a comfortable or easy process. The symptoms begin within hours of your last dose, peak after a few days and last for as long as a few weeks without a medically supervised detox like the one provided by Michael's House.
OxyContin Detox at Michael's House
At Michael's House, we offer OxyContin detox as part of our comprehensive OxyContin rehab that also provides psychotherapeutic addiction treatment. If you would like more information about our opiate addiction rehab program, please contact our Michael's House call center with your questions. Call today.
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