Treatment for Vicodin Addiction
Vicodin is one of the most widely prescribed pain killers offering relief from pain after surgery, injury or illness. The prescription drug contains a combination of acetaminophen and the opiate hydrocodone. When used appropriately, this drug can provide much-needed relief from moderate to extreme pain, but it can also be addictive and lead to abuse and misuse similar to street drugs.
Vicodin’s Effects on the User
Vicodin is a mood altering drug that helps the user feel better physically and mentally. The good feelings it produces sends a message to the brain’s pleasure center that repeat use must occur to feel that way again. These good feelings are especially attractive to someone who’s endured pain following an accident, injury or surgical procedure. Continued inappropriate use of this prescription drug leads to obsession, irritability and anger as the addict searches for more drugs or a reasonable substitute in the form of another pain killer.
The Dangers of Vicodin Addiction
Vicodin addiction puts the user at-risk of suffering many health and legal consequences, and family members suffer, too. People addicted to Vicodin are willing to go to great lengths to get their drug, including illegal purchases online or even traveling across the border and transporting the drug back. The fact that Vicodin is a prescription drug does not make the user exempt from illegal troubles. Arrest and incarceration are two possibilities for those who commit the crime or transporting, purchasing or using illegally obtained prescription medication.
Those who use Vicodin often mix it with alcohol, which can lead to severe health consequences, including death. As you’ve watched your loved one’s obsession with Vicodin grow, you know the ways in which he or she is willing to compromise previous values and lifestyle habits. At Delray Recovery Center, we can help you and your family break free from the painful cycle of Vicodin addiction.
Delray Recovery Center Treats Vicodin Addiction
Confronting your family member who’s addicted to Vicodin is difficult and likely to be met with denial. As he or she attempts to alternately control cravings and succumb to them, the fight to help your loved one break free becomes harder. Pain killer addiction is serious, but Delray Recovery Center can provide effective, successful help with addiction treatment throughout the various phases of our program. Our five-phase recovery plan provides thorough and loving treatment and care during detoxification, an inpatient or outpatient treatment program designed to meet the specific needs of your loved one, and a comprehensive aftercare program that supports successful recovery.
Hope For Your Family
Vicodin addiction affects your family emotionally, physically and financially. As the addiction grows, everything else in the addict’s life becomes unimportant. Missed work can lead to the loss of a job, trouble with the law and cause heartbreaking pain within the family. Each family member deals differently with addiction and Delray’s family support groups and meetings can help you learn positive ways to heal from addiction and rebuild relationships in recovery.
We Can Help
No one expects a prescription to lead to addiction, nor do they anticipate their loved one becoming addicted to pain killers. The caring staff at Delray Recovery Center understands the heartbreak of watching a member of the family succumb to the obsession of getting their drug at the expense of everything else. We want to help your family and can start today. You can speak with an intake counselor at Delray Recovery Center to find out more information or learn how to get help for your loved one who’s addicted to Vicodin. The phone call you make today or the feedback form you fill out paves the way for us to help you regain hope, health and happiness.
