Is OxyContin Abuse A Problem?
What is OxyContin? OxyContin is the trade name for the strong narcotic (opiate) oxycodone hydrochloride.
On the street, OxyContin is ‘street legal’ heroin. Meaning oxy is often swapped back and forth for heroin.
Does Taking OxyContin Cause Physical and Psychological Addiction?
OxyContin is a opiate pain killing medication which is easily abused due to it’s addictive properties. Read the label, it has a high potential of creating dependency, even if following prescribed amounts. Factually, many won’t have problems with Oxy, and will be able to easily let it go once their pain issue is resolved. But others can have significant dependency issues. To understand how these dependencies can be resolved, subscribe to our newletter at www.DrugRehabAdvisor.com
Continual using opiates, like OxyContin, will lead to a tolerance for the drug, requiring larger and larger doses to create a similar reaction as earlier times it was used. .
Each individual will have different reactions to Oxy. A person taking Oxy’s as little as three to five times, can become physically addicted, meaning that he will experience withdrawal symptoms as soon as he stops taking Oxy. Mentally, withdrawal symptoms cause severe anxiety and a preoccupation with the drug. This anxiety is accompanied with depression and an inability to care about anything other than finding and taking the drug.
Oxy Withdrawal Symptoms:
Some withdrawal symptoms from Oxy are so severe that when first experienced, the person thinks they are having a heart attack, convulsions or requires medical attention.
The physical withdrawal symptoms include:
muscle and bone pain, including severe leg cramps;
insomnia,
diarrhea,
vomiting,
hot and cold flashes,
involuntary leg movements, and with
larger doses of the drug, the respiratory system can be depressed to a point of suffocation.
Those persons that inject these drugs are also at high risk for other complications, including contracting HIV, hepatitis B and C and other blood-borne viruses and bacteria.
With Such Severe Side Effects, Why are so Many People Becoming Addicted to OxyContin?
OxyContin mimic feel good or pleasure sensations that the body naturally produce when you do things that are really wonderful such as falling in love, getting married, winning a major sporting game, success, etc. Now the side effects of naturally creating these great conditions is your prospering and succeeding in your life and goals!
When Oxy is used to create those feelings artificially, a fantasy world or artificial life is created in the person’s mind. That’s the door to drug addiction. Walk through it and you may go further down the rabbit hole than you initially realized you’d ever venture. That’s the problem. Despite the fact that even one pill of Oxy sometimes creates sudden death in some individuals. So load your own gun if you want, but I’m not going to stand by and watch you blow your brains out.
Crime and OxyContin Abuse
Significant withdrawal symptoms sometimes drives people to do ‘anything’ to regain the Oxy high or to avoid withdrawal symptoms. Dream land is often too attractive for some.
The Oxy down after a high is extremely dehumanizing and can lead people to seeking instant gratification, or that high, by taking more of the same or other drugs. The long-term effect of being addicted to OxyContin can require extensive physical detoxification and the lengthy process of rekindling a person’s enthusiasm to find enjoyment in a drug-free life.
Good News! Oxy Detox / Rehab is Available
I’ve helped many people detox off Oxy and get their enthusiasm back for life again. The trick is to rekindle their health and then build up their ability to face their lives. You can learn about how that’s done by watching the “7 Steps to Overcoming Addiction” Video on www.DrugRehabAdvisor.com by subscribing for free to our newsletter.
