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Withdrawal From Prescription Painkillers?
Question by Turd Ferguson: Withdrawal from prescription painkillers?
i’ve been on prescription painkillers due to minor surgery. i have been taking them for a week & today is the last of my meds. should i be concerned about withdrawal symptoms?
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Answer by wards_angel
I doubt it, but it truly depends on what kind of meds you were taking. For example, Vicodin (hyrdocodone) is much less harmful than say Oxycontin (a synthetic form of opiate very close to heroin). If it is as you say a minor surgery, I would be willing to bet you were taking Vicodin and that your “withdrawals” will be present, though minor. You may feel ill for a few days and have some mild intestinal upset. All in all you’ll alright.
If, however, you were prescribed a stronger opiate, seek professional help, that is, ask your doctor.
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Prescription Addiction in the US – Transworld News
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Over the last decade, prescription drug abuse and addiction has been steadily rising. During the last year, deaths from prescription drugs topped the totals for heroin and cocaine combined. The director for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC …
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Heroin Addiction: Antidepressant could help meth addicts kick habit – San Francisco Gate
Researchers have for years been trying to find a drug to help alleviate dependency on methamphetamine, much as methadone can be used to help people quit heroin, but multiple studies of many different drugs have failed. Addiction experts said …
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Heroin Addiction: Heroin addict Jodie Shaw faces giving birth behind bars – Kent Online
A heavily pregnant woman faces the prospect of having her baby in prison after admitting two robberies. Heroin addicts Jodie Shaw, 27, and Darren Blayney, 32, pleaded guilty to robbing Rachel Larmour and James Barney of cash on August 21. Blayney …
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Pain Pill Problem: Spending $52000 a Year on Prescription Meds – WECT-TV6
Opiate Detox: Pain pill problem: Spending 000 a year on prescription meds – WECT-TV6
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Pain pill problem: Spending $ 52000 a year on prescription meds
WECT-TV6 … agree that addicts have to want to quit the drug to get better. "They have to wake up in the morning and say it's time to stop doing what I'm doing and have that dedication to go through treatment," explained Witkowski. "To go through the detox, … |
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Heroin Addiction: Prescription Pill Addiction Causes Heroin Surge
Heroin Addiction: Prescription pill addiction causes heroin surge
The prescription pain pill epidemic in the Knoxville area is now leading to a surge in heroin abuse. Experts say economics and a change to OxyContin pills may be to blame.
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Heroin Addiction: Police fear heroin rehab shortage
A police chief warns a crackdown on heroin in the Swansea area could be undermined by a lack of rehabilitation places.
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Heroin Addiction: Heroin on the rise in Poplar Bluff
It comes hidden in little balloons or capsules that look like Benadryl. Heroin – a drug so addictive it can get you hooked the first time. People in Poplar Bluff say they feel its presence as police say the drug is making a comeback.
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Opiate Detox: Prescription Pills Are East Tennessee’s ‘New Crack’ – Knoxville News Sentinel
Opiate Detox: Prescription pills are East Tennessee’s ‘new crack’ – Knoxville News Sentinel
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Opiate Detox: Principles of Addiction Medicine: The Essentials – Zimbio
Methadone comes in liquid and pill form and is used to treat heroin addiction and withdrawal; however, it is also used to treat opiate-based prescription painkiller addictions in pregnant women, because Suboxone and Subutex are known to cause birth defects …
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Opiate Detox: Summit tackles prescription drug abuse epidemic in Maine – Bangor Daily News
Nearly a quarter of high school seniors have used someone else’s prescription drugs. • More than 500 babies have suffered opiate withdrawal at birth. Gil Kerlikowske, the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Leads to Crime and Heroin – Transworld News
Heroin Withdrawal: Prescription Drug Abuse Leads to Crime and Heroin – Transworld News
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Heroin Withdrawal: Study: Young heroin users don’t realize risks – Chicago Sun-Times
“They didn’t understand when they tried heroin how easy it would be for them to become dependent, and they didn’t know how severe the withdrawal symptoms could be.” Prevention project The study, “Understanding Suburban Heroin Use,” was done for …
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Heroin Withdrawal: Madison, Dane County to collaborate in addressing escalating heroin and opiate overdose – Isthmus Daily Page
Not only is addiction fostered through the illegal sale of heroin, but also from the over-prescription of legal medications such as OxyContin and Vicodin. Unable to renew prescriptions after withdrawal side-effects, some patients turn to heroin as it is …
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