Receiving treatment for addiction should be done in a safe & stable
environment that is conducive to addiction recovery. Research studies show that
residential treatment programs of at least 3 months in duration have the best
success rates. 3 months may seem like a long time, but one day in the life of an
individual addicted to Opiates can feel like an eternity. Colorado Drug Rehab understands how hard it is to confront ending an addiction, in spite of all of the evidence that give one no alternatives. It is a moral crime for a residential drug treatment center or a drug rehab of any kind to make implicit promises that they can give you services that will end your addiction and, when you have completed the program, you are left without any mental or physical tools that could ever end addiction. Unfortunately, most of the residential alcohol and drug rehab centers are doing just that. They are redefining the addiction in terms that present it as a chronic and progressive disease...meaning that it will last forever, and it will get worse throughout you or lifetime, if you are using or not. Colorado Drug Rehab can explain a different and more truthful view of addiction and can introduce you to alcohol and drug rehab programs that end addiction in your life or that of your loved one. CAll 1-877-444-1137 and speak to a counselor and find out the truth about addiction.
Opiates are a broad range of analgesics that range from hydrocodone to fyntinal in their potency. Fyntinal is rated as being 1,000 times stronger than morphine. Obviously, this figure can't be scientifically accurate, but leave it to say that it is the strongest opiate on the market and is sometimes mixed with weak heroin to make the heroin appear more pure. This is a very dangerous activity since there have been many over-doses caused from this mixture.
The regular and continuous use of opiates, over a period of days, creates a physiological need to continue the administration of the drugs. Once the person stops taking opiates, he will experience some alarming physical symptoms as well as depression and a heightening of those mental issues that were so pleasantly relieved by the opiate in the beginning. It is the mental anxiety and other mental manifestations that drive the user back to the opiates and are the driving force in the person becoming an opiate addict. As the opiates wear off, the person will feel that time is beginning to stand still. He will have his thoughts focused on taking any form of an opiate to relieve this painful feeling of "unrealness". Most addicts report that they could easily get through the physical pain associated with opiate withdrawal, but the mental anguish is more than they can stand.
The effects of taking an opiate, if taken by a non-addict, are a general dulling for the senses, accompanied by a pleasant state of mind which is characterized by freedom from pain and worry and sometimes a more rapid flow of ideas. There is a stimulant effect when opiates are first taken. The effects of taking an opiate for the first time will vary in relation to the individual's need for pain relief, whether it be physical pain or mental anguish. Since most addicts "graduate" to opiates after trying to feel happy or normal with other drugs. A person that has unresolved problems of conscious, worry and anxiety, will find opiates to remove them from dwelling on these issues. The feeling has a quality of relief that the user hasn't found in any other drug and, if this is the case with the first-time user of opiates, it is a high probability that he will want more of this feeling and the drug as soon as these positive outcomes are wearing off.
Naturally, most people that are attempting to withdrawal from opiates without professional support will fail and may violate their own moral code to do whatever it takes to get some more of the narcotic and stop the withdrawal symptoms.
There are those who subscribe to the idea that an addict in this condition must "hit bottom", meaning that he needs to feel this hellish drama so that he can remember how horrible the opiates have caused him to feel and therefore be motivated to seek help and end his addiction to opiates. This seems somewhat logical, but it isn't a successful approach. The intensity of withdrawals certainly causes the addict to wish he weren't addicted, but because of the definite relief that he will experience from these feelings once he takes another opiate, it actually causes him to be more fearful of withdrawals and to stay more solidly addicted, not to mention, the invalidation that he now feels for failing to do what he hoped he could do, but also the feeling that others are not going to be supportive. Talk to one of the counselors at Colorado Drug Rehab and ask that they explain how the "tough-love" approach is not an ideal way to motivate someone to end an opiate addiction. 1-877-444-1137
For the addict to admit they have an problem with drugs can be very difficult.
However painful this may be, it must be acknowledged as the first gradient to
overcoming the problem. The next hurdle is being willing to seek & accept
help from an addiction professional. It can be hard for an addict to confront
the fact that they can not do it alone. Once this fact is accepted, it is time
to seek the appropriate professional treatment. Drug rehab programs based on the
social education modality are highly successful. This means that individuals who
are recovering from Opiates addiction are not made wrong for their past
indiscretions, but are taught how to avoid future ones. They are provided with
knowledge on how to change their lives and how to live comfortably without
Opiates.
Drug rehabilitation is a multi-phase, multi-faceted, long term process.
Detoxification is only the first step on the road of addiction treatment.
Physical detoxification alone is not sufficient to change the patterns of a drug
addict. Recovery from addiction involves an extended process which usually
requires the help of drug addiction professionals. To make a successful
recovery, the addict needs new tools in order to deal with situations and
problems which arise. Factors such as encountering someone from their days of
using, returning to the same environment and places, or even small things such
as smells and objects trigger memories which can create psychological stress.
This can hinder the addict's goal of complete recovery, thus not allowing the
addict to permanently regain control of his or her life.
Research into the effects of long-term
addiction has shown that substantial changes in the way the brain functions
are present long after the addict has stopped using drugs. Realizing that a
drug addict who wishes to recover from their addiction needs more than just strong
will power is the key to a successful recovery. Battling not only cravings for
their drug of choice, re-stimulation of their past and changes in the way their
brain functions, it is no wonder that quitting drugs without professional help
is an uphill battle.
Almost all addicts tell themselves in the beginning that they can conquer
their addiction on their own without the help of outside resources.
Unfortunately, this is not usually the case. When an addict makes an attempt
at detoxification and to discontinue drug use without the aid of professional help,
statistically the results do not last long. |
