August 24, 2007
Drug Detox Q & A: How Far Will an Addict Go to Get Drugs?
You’ve probably heard of doctor shopping – going from one doctor to another looking for one who will write you a prescription for a drug you don’t have a legitimate medical reason to take, but to which you are addicted. Painkillers like OxyContin, Vicodin and Lortab are usually at the top of the list. People fake injuries or pain to justify getting the drug, and sometimes they actually injure themselves – like the man who had his wife run over his leg with the car. Shortly thereafter, his life was basically over. And it all could have been turned around with drug detox and rehab.
Where did he wind up? No house, no car, children taken away by the state, and living under a bridge waiting to die.
The drug he was taking contained hydrocordone – the ingredient in OxyContin, Vicodin, Lortab and hundreds of other drugs. They are near or at the top of the list of abused prescription drugs, and have more prescriptions written for them than any other painkiller on the market.
They are basically legal heroin. They are just as addictive, and just as hard to stop taking.
Don’t mess with them. If you need opiod painkillers, and are taking them for more than a short time, consider finding another alternative. If you’re already past that ‘short time,’ contact a drug detox program experienced with prescription drug addiction to help you get off them. Otherwise, you could be coping with something much more serous than pain in the future.
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