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Detoxification from drugs or alcohol is unpleasant under any circumstances. Whether you have been pumping heroin, cocaine, or liquor into your system, your body needs to rid itself of the poisonous substance. Fortunately, undergoing supervised detoxification ensures a less painful withdrawal process. Here are some of the detox symptoms you can expect during your drug or alcohol treatment program.
Physical Exhaustion
Alcohol withdrawal symptoms usually begin just five to 10 hours after the last drink, worsen over the course of the next few days, and sometimes persist for weeks. The heavy or prolonged use of drugs also inspires a wide range of symptoms and side effects, but almost every addict suffers from physical exhaustion. Sleep is crucial to the detox treatment process because it helps an addict’s body repair and restore itself, increases cognitive awareness, and manages depression.
Dangerous Seizures
One of the most well-known and most serious side effects of alcohol withdrawal are a spectrum of symptoms collectively known as delirium tremens. If you drink four to five pints of wine, seven to eight pints of beer, or one pint of alcohol every single day for several months or have had an alcohol habit for more than 10 years, you may suffer from body tremors, confusion, irritability, hallucinations, and rapid mood swings. Some people suffer from seizures, usually within the first day or two after their last drink.
Other Symptoms
Alcoholism and drug addiction are progressive and fatal illnesses, and only a customized treatment and recovery plan can properly address an individual’s unique symptoms. In general, patients may suffer from mild to severe nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, muscle aches, fever or chills, and excess sweating. Most addicts also feel anxious or depressed.
The Hills Treatment Center is proud to offer an innovative detoxification program where medical professionals and compassionate staff provide patients with personal consultations and invaluable guidance. If you are addicted to drugs or alcohol, you need treatment, and comprehensive rehab is the only solution to your problems. For help, call our Los Angeles drug and alcohol rehab center today at (323) 319-5507.
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At The Hills Treatment Centers, we understand addiction and can help you treat the problem and underlying causes, like mental illness. Learn more about substance abuse with the following links and call us at (323) 319-5507 for more information about our drug and alcohol rehab programs and facilities.
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Drug addiction ruins lives, and eventually leads to death if the user never decides to change. Methamphetamine is an especially devastating and deadly drug that causes the addict to be erratically hyper, paranoid, delusional, and violent.
In this video, you will see firsthand how meth completely destroys the lives of its users. Jarring photo comparisons show how the drug physically causes you to look like a zombie. Even people from stable backgrounds who have no history of drug use find themselves trapped by a meth-induced false feeling of invincibility. The truth is that meth decimates the body and mind with every hit.
At The Hills Treatment Center in Los Angeles, our staff can help you fight addiction to this powerful drug. Call us at (323) 319-5507 to find out more about our treatment facilities in Los Angeles and get started with your sober life today.
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Not every addict gets high on drugs bought and sold on street corners. Some get high on what’s inside the medicine cabinet. Here is an eye-opening look at adult prescription drug abuse and how it can ruin your life or the life of someone you love.
Causes
Adults get high to relieve stress and escape reality. Prescription drug abusers seek these side effects as well. One difference is that sometimes prescription drug abuse starts from legitimate use. Adults taking painkillers, stimulants such as ADHD medications, or anti-anxiety medication can easily find themselves enjoying the desired effects to the point where they want to feel them more intensely or more frequently.
Symptoms
Each drug has its own side effects which generate recognizable symptoms, but you can identify some strange behaviors across the board. If you know someone who takes prescription drugs and is suddenly experiencing excessive mood swings, poor decision making, erratic behavior, and erratic sleep patterns, he or she may be addicted to prescription medication. If your friend or family member doesn’t get help, prescription drug addiction can take his or her life in just a few short years.
Treatment
Counseling is an excellent first step for treating prescription drug abuse. Whether through individual or group therapy sessions, the addict can start to identify the roots of this addiction. The addict’s counselor will help him or her take healthy steps toward breaking the dependence for good. In more extreme cases, the addict will need detoxification as well.
At The Hills Treatment Center, we take prescription drug abuse seriously. Call us at (323) 319-5507 to learn more about our Los Angeles drug rehab facility and how we can help you or a loved one recover from addiction in a safe, supportive environment. We also recognize that addiction isn’t always the only problem, which is why we gladly treat co-existing disorders as well.
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By the 1980’s, Americans were well versed in the dangers of heroin addiction. Unfortunately, the 90’s saw a significant increase in opiate addiction—and the number continues to climb to this day. Higher-quality heroin and the availability of other synthetic opiates have opened the floodgates for addicts who are using the drugs in new and dangerous ways. There are many forms of opiate addiction, including addiction to:
Natural Opioids
All opioids derive from the naturally-occurring opium and morphine. Morphine is a component of opium, which is a derivative of the poppy plant. Because of their powerful pain relief properties, natural opioids have been the objects of addiction since ancient times. In fact, evidence suggests that ancient Sumerians and Egyptians struggled with opiate addiction as well.
Semi-Synthetic Opioids
Semi-synthetic opioids are made from extracted, concentrated natural opioids and combined with other substances. The most popular example is heroin, which can be injected or snorted. Oxycodone and hydrocodone can commonly be found in pill form. Though, liquid hydrocodone is used on the street in a concoction known as “drank” or “lean.” Now seen as fashionable, these opiates are continuing to increase in popularity among young adults.
Synthetic Opioids
These are purely chemical recreations of opioids. Inexpensive petrochemicals can be manipulated in a chemistry lab to create methadone, fentanyl, codeine, and buprenorphine. These are most commonly used for medical pain relief, but can be abused like any other opioid. Synthetic opiates are often much more dangerous than natural opioids—unfortunately, they can also be more addictive.
At The Hills Treatment Centers, we are here to help you or your loved one fight the devastating effects of opiate addiction. Call us at (323) 319-5507 to speak with a counselor to learn how our Los Angeles drug addiction facility can help you fight addiction to opiates and other drugs.
