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OxyContin Addiction

One of the most worrying effects about the abuse of OxyContin is that the effects can manifest at any time during the addiction cycle. During later stages of the abuse cycle when an OxyContin patient or user exceeds a maximal dosage recommendation, problems like heart rate slowing, gastrointestinal problems, nausea, and lose of consciousness often occur.

In addition to the psychological side of OxyContin addiction there is also a physical addiction. Overtime the individual no longer experiences the same feeling of euphoria they once did but still continues to use because the pain that they suffer is far too great without it. Individuals addicted to OxyContin suffer: cold sweats, diarrhoea, insomnia, muscle pain / bone pain, restlessness, involuntary leg movement, vomiting, nausea and severe stomach cramps without OxyContin in their system.

Behaviour receives the biggest change in OxyContin addicts. You may notice sluggishness and a decrease in motivation. The OxyContin drug abuser also becomes irritable and irrational during times when they no longer have the drug.

Obviously an OxyContin addiction is a long term problem, there will be a noticeable change if a person gets sick when the pills take the pills are not taken. With snorting the crushed pill there is a possibility of deteriorating nasal cavities.

Using OxyContin chronically can result in increased tolerance to the drug in which higher doses of the medication must be taken to receive the initial effect. Over time, OxyContin will be come physically addictive, causing a person to experience withdrawal symptoms when the drug is not present. Symptoms of withdrawal include restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhoea, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and involuntary leg movements.

One of the other most concerning problems with abuse is the fact that post-detox OxyContin addicts often remember their last dosages and often persist on the belief that they will forever need high doses of oxycodone to regain the euphoric feeling. However, tolerance does wear off over time, with professional help and the body reasserts its opiate naive state. If an individual recovering from OxyContin addiction reverts to abuse patterns weeks or months after becoming clean, a high dosage can lead to massive overdose, acute respiratory failure, and sometimes even death.

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If you, or someone you know, suffers from OxyContin addiction then please contact us today.

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