Hydrocodone Withdrawal and Hydrocodone Detox
Siobhan Morse, the executive director of The National Institute for Holistic Addiction Studies, discusses Hydrocodone Withdrawal and Detox in this Special Report.
What is hydrocodone?
Hydrocodone is also known by the trade names Vicodin, Lortab, and Lorcet.
Hydrocodone is an analgesic, antitussant, or cough suppressant agent similar in structure to codeine, although the effects of the drug are more like that of morphine.
Hydrocodone Withdrawal and Hydrocodone Detox
What is hydrocodone withdrawal?
Over time the body becomes accustomed to the effects of hydrocodone. If hydrocodone is stopped to quickly, withdrawal symptoms may occur.
These symptoms can occur with chronic, legitimate use of the drug as well as with hydrocodone abuse.
Withdrawal is a normal, predictable, and physical response to stopping the medication, although it is certainly more likely to occur in cases of hydrocodone addiction.
Withdrawal from hydrocodone can be extremely unpleasant. It can be so uncomfortable that people start taking the drug again in order to relieve the withdrawal symptoms.
What are the withdrawal symptoms of hydrocodone?
The withdrawal symptoms of hydrocodone include: muscle pain, insomnia, involuntary leg movements, loss of appetite, panic, nausea, and flu-like symptoms.
What is hydrocodone detox?
When hydrocodone use is stopped abruptly, these withdrawal symptoms can be severe.
Persons who are addicted to hydrocodone usually enter a substance medical detox in which the withdrawal effects and the symptoms can be minimized at a safe and steady pace under the supervision of a medical doctor.
This kind of medical drug detox program has been proven safer, faster, and more reliably comfortable than other systems.
Hydrocodone Addiction and Abuse
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