Oxycontin Addiction Creates New Challenges For Residential Detox Treatment

Added: (Wed Aug 25 2010)

Pressbox (Press Release) - Addiction to Oxycontin usual has very subtle beginnings. Most people who become addicted did so as a result of a prescription given to them by a doctor. Because of this, Oxycontin addiction is an enormous problem in the United States that is impacting all walks of life.
Once addicted to the drug, most people will be unable to relieve themselves of the cravings and move past their addiction on their own. This is because Oxycontin is part of the opiate family of drugs. The withdrawal symptoms associated with detoxing from Oxycontin can include body aches, mental stress, indigestion, and other potentially life threatening issues. As a result, it is usually easier for most addicts trying to quit on their own to just go back "one more time." Of course, this cycle of destruction can often lead to months or years of abuse and addiction with countless "one more times." This is why most addiction treatment professionals strongly recommend inpatient drug treatment of some kind for those wishing to quit.
Ususally treatment begins with Oxycontin detox treatment which is followed up by hours of addiction counseling. Even after several weeks in a drug treatment facility many Oxycontin addicts will still be feeling the withdrawal effects. For Oxycontin detox treatment to succeed the addict must be committed to their recovery and actively pursue other forms of counseling even after their Oxycontin detox treatment.