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Opioids Detoxification
Opioids detoxification is an important first step on the road to recovery. Through this process, you can get rid of all the opioids that you were abusing out of your system in a safe and successful way.
Understanding Opioid Detox
Opioids detoxification, also known as opioid detox, is the medical process by which a treatment program will safely and successfully purge your body of all the opioids - and their remaining toxins - that you were abusing.
The primary goal of this process would be to minimize as much as possible the impact of withdrawal so that you can continue to the next stages of your treatment process from your opioid use disorder.
This is because opioid act to produce feelings and sensations of euphoria and calm, with some of them stimulating the opioid receptors in the brain that act to block the feelings of pain.
However, these drugs can also rewire your brain and start forcing your body to start adjusting to their effects. As a result, you will no longer be able to function normally unless you take them.
Opioid Withdrawal
Once you have developed chemical dependence on opioids - also known as an opioid use disorder - you may experience some adverse symptoms if you suddenly stop taking the drugs or significantly reduce the quantity that you normally consume.
These symptoms are known as withdrawal symptoms. Most of them are quite uncomfortable and some are dangerous. However, they will largely vary based on the extent and severity of your addiction.
Examples of these withdrawal symptoms include:
- Abdominal cramps
- Anxiety
- Diarrhea
- Insomnia
- Nausea
- Sweating
- Tension in the muscles
- Vomiting
The goal of opioids detoxification, to this end, would be to minimize all these symptoms while keeping you safe and protecting you against other dangerous symptoms of withdrawal, such as seizures and hallucinations.
Through opioid withdrawal, you may be more successful in your completion of the detox process without increasing your risk of a relapse later one. Further, it could improve your mental state before you get started on other forms of addiction treatment. as a result, this could increase the chances that you will enjoy sobriety over the long term.
The Opioid Detox Process
There are many different types of opioids detoxification. Depending on the extent of your addiction and on the situation in which you find yourself, you could undergo detox by suddenly stopping your opioid use before starting to take medications that can manage your withdrawal symptoms.
Known as medication assisted treatment, another way would be to take drugs in combination with behavioral therapies and counseling to treat the early stages of your opioid withdrawal. Examples of these medications include buprenorphine (Zubsolv, Subutex, and Suboxone) and methadone. Towards the end of the process, you would reduce your opioid cravings by taking naltrexone.
Finally, you can undergo rapid opioids detoxification to induce the withdrawal process rapidly. During this process, you will be placed under intravenous sedation and provided with medical monitoring services. this would be typically done in a hospital or clinical setting.
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