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Opiate Addiction Symptoms

When you are using opiate painkillers on a regular basis, it can be difficult to determine whether or not what you are feeling are symptoms of opiate addiction or simply side effects of the medication. Physical symptoms of addiction will happen to almost everyone who takes an opiate prescription for any length of time. Psychological symptoms will happen to a percentage of those who are physically addicted and when both psychological and physical symptoms of dependence are present, so too is opiate addiction.

At The Canyon, we can help you by providing a complete and thorough opiate rehab that treats both your psychological and physical addiction symptoms.

Opiate Addiction Physical Symptoms

The physical symptoms of opiate addiction, ironically, are most obvious when you stop taking your opiate prescription, not during. When you miss a dose or try to drop your dosage amount significantly, do you feel ill? If so, chances are that you are physically dependent upon the drug. The kind of symptoms you experience will include things like nausea and vomiting, bone and muscle pain, agitation and irritation, fatigue with insomnia, headaches, sweating, diarrhea and more. These symptoms begin within a few hours of your missed dose and steadily increase in intensity until they are overwhelming. Without medical assistance, few manage to handle these physical symptoms without returning to their opiate drug of choice.

Opiate Addiction Psychological Symptoms

The psychological symptoms of opiate addiction may come before or after the physical dependence depending upon your predilection for addiction. If you have a genetic history of alcohol and drug addiction, it is possible to become addicted to an opiate within the first few days of use. For most, though, the psychological symptoms of addiction, the defining symptoms of opiate addiction, don't become apparent until after physical dependence sets in. The psychological symptoms include cravings for the drug in between doses, a preoccupation with maintaining enough pills to keep your schedule regular and in some cases feeling the need to increase the frequency of the doses, the amount of the doses, or to supplement the prescription with alcohol or other drugs.

Opiate Addiction and Co-Occurring Disorder Symptoms

When you struggle with psychological disorders like depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, schizophrenia and others as well as opiate addiction issues, it is important that you seek treatment at a dual diagnosis drug rehab. A dual diagnosis drug rehab will be able to provide you with a medical detox as well as medical assistance for the psychological disorders while you undergo drug addiction treatment. The value of a single diagnosis treatment in the face of dual diagnosis issues is small. Your chances of successfully breaking your opiate addiction and maintaining abstinence for any length of time are significantly decreased unless you undertake to treat both disorders simultaneously.

Opiate Rehab at The Canyon

The Canyon is a licensed dual diagnosis treatment facility run by Master's level staff who specialize in substance abuse and addiction treatment within their fields. If you have any questions about what to expect at our safe, efficient dual diagnosis opiate rehab, contact us at The Canyon for more information today at .