Opiate Dependence and Withdrawal

Opiate Pain Pill Detox and Withdrawal

Opiates are produced from the poppy, commonly found in the form of narcotic pain medications, they are some of the most harful drugs. Many drugs commonly prescribed by doctors for chronic pain are opiates, including Oxycontin, Percocet, Lorcet, Vicodin, Dilaudid and MSContin. As people abuse these pain medications, they develop a habit, having to take ever increasing doses of the drug every day in order to keep difficult withdrawal symptoms at bay.

Physical dependence occurs when the body becomes accustomed to the drug because of continued use over time. As the body craves more drugs, dosage has to be increased to maintain the same high. If the dependent body suddenly doesn't receive the necessary amount of the drug, it will experience opiate withdrawal.