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Opioid use disorder has risen to epidemic proportions in today’s society. Morphine, oxycontin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, methadone, hydromorphone, heroin, and fentanyl – all are opiates and all are highly addictive.
Opioids are powerful drugs that bind to opioid receptors in the brain and body. They alleviate pain, which is why so many physicians rely on pharmacologic opiates and prescription opioids, and they induce feelings of euphoria. They are all heavily addictive. Opioid overdose is common.
The body develops a physical dependence on the drug. Suddenlystopping opiate drug use carries a range of withdrawal symptoms as the body adjusts to its absence.
Getting the opiates out of your system is called detoxification. Because the body has become physically dependent on the drug, the detox period and initial opioid withdrawal can be very intense.
For those with opioid dependence, the symptoms of opioid withdrawal are the same. Whether you’re faced with hydrocodone withdrawal, oxycodone withdrawal, or any other opiate withdrawal, opiate withdrawal symptoms can be intense and even life-threatening.
This detox and the opiate withdrawal process can be very severe. The body revolts in major ways, and the patient feels very very sick. The body releases and detoxes primarily through vomiting, diarrhea, and sweating, often sudden and severe.
This very uncomfortable detoxification period typically lasts for a few days, during which time the patient is at risk of dehydration. Dehydration brings its own set of poor health outcomes, and in itself can be life-threatening.
Under the watchful eye of a professional health care provider, the patient’s detox and initial withdrawal from opiates will be carefully managed, ensuring the best care possible of the detoxing individual.
Common opioid withdrawal symptoms vary in intensity and duration and include:
Opioid withdrawal occurs when an individual with an opioid dependency suddenly reduces or stops taking opioids. It can also be caused when an individual has an opioid in the body and is given an opioid partial agonist like buprenorphine or antagonists like naloxone or naltrexone.
Opioid withdrawal occurs when an individual with an opioid dependency suddenly reduces or stops taking opioids. It can also be caused when an individual has an opioid in the body and is given an opioid partial agonist like buprenorphine or antagonists like naloxone or naltrexone.
Because of the ways that opiates bind to the body and brain, detoxing from opioid dependence is not something you will want to nor should do alone. The detox process can actually be dangerous and should be conducted under the care of a healthcare professional.
Professional clinicians help people through opiate detox and opiate withdrawal treatment every day. They have seen the process a thousand times and very well know all of the side effects and what to do about them. They know what to expect, and what to expect after that. They are prepared to handle whatever may come up in the opiate detoxification and initial withdrawal process. As a practical matter, they are also quick with fresh sheets.
This period is hell. There are no two ways about it. But detoxing from an opioid addiction without the help of a healthcare professional compounds the intensity – and the misery, and the danger – of this already powerfully difficult experience.
Fortunately, today we have several good treatment options available to help individuals through this opioid withdrawal process and begin the recovery journey.
Use of medications is critical to detoxing and withdrawing from opioid substance abuse and opioid use disorder. The detox and withdrawal processes from opioid drug abuse are severe enough to warrant medication to help alleviate withdrawal symptoms, and medication is an important component of opioid withdrawal management. Pharmacologic interventions include suboxone, loperamide (diarrhea), clonidine (blood pressure), and others as the patient requires, with tapering as the patient heals.
Detoxification programs provide medical supervision for opioid withdrawal syndrome, occurring when individuals stop their opioid drug use.
Whether in an inpatient or intensive outpatient facility, medical professionals monitor the patient’s vitals, manage withdrawal symptoms, and ensure a safe and comfortable detox process.
When patients are ambulatory, they may enter intensive outpatient treatment. Levels of care 2.1 and 2.5 call for 9-20 (2.1) and 20+ (2.5) weekly hours of substance use disorder treatment. Levels of care 3 and above indicate the patient requires residential care. Patients may begin their recovery journeys in an outpatient facility, or they may join from an inpatient facility once their level of care is downgraded below a 3. Outpatient treatment is significantly less expensive than residential care, which is a consideration for many individuals including those relying on healthcare benefits to help pay for their substance use disorder treatment.
Intensive, round-the-clock, residential care is offered in inpatient facilities for opioid use disorder and any co-occurring mental health conditions.
Sometimes patients begin their wellness journeys by detoxing in inpatient facilities.
Multiple treatment modalities are employed in treatment for opioid withdrawal syndrome and other forms of substance abuse. Individual therapy and group therapy are both critical elements of effective drug treatment. In these sessions, therapists employ treatment modalities such as CBT, contingency management, and motivational interviewing to help individuals identify and address underlying issues, strengthen coping skills, and maintain sobriety.
Community support groups such as Narcotics Anonymous (NA) provide invaluable peer support for individuals recovering from opioid addiction.
Group members find encouragement, understanding, and a sense of belonging throughout the recovery journey.
Wherever you are in your journey of recovery from opioid addiction, we can help. If you’re still using and looking for a good spot to detox, or you’re through that and need substance abuse treatment, or even if you’re looking for transitional housing to help you sustain your new sober lifestyle, we can help.
Premiere Recovery Center is well-positioned in the State of Oregon and the greater Northwest region. We are a reputable and professional care and treatment center for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health challenges, and represent an important element to the area’s drug treatment network.
We have been doing excellent work in this area for a very long time. We take excellent care of all of our patients and potential future patients and their family members. We understand the toll that drug abuse takes on the lives of individuals, their families and social networks, their careers, and everything else conceivable. We are here to help in any way that we can. Give us a call, any time. Whether you’re starting to think about treatment for yourself or a loved one, or are at any stage after that, we will make sure you get to the right facility for your needs at the current time.
The journey to recover from opioid addiction calls for commitment, perseverance, and support. Even though the road of recovery may appear daunting, especially at the outset, it is important to remember that it is possible, and you just take it one day at a time. We will provide you with the guidance and support you need along the way for you to succeed.
Premiere Recovery Center is an intensive outpatient facility offering substance abuse and mental health treatment to ambulatory individuals at levels of care 2.1 and 2.5.
We have constructed an environment for healing. Situated in Happy Valley, at SE 82nd Avenue near I-205, our facility sits far enough outside of Portland to feel quiet and calm, yet is close enough for easy access from anywhere. We welcome patients from Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties in our immediate surrounding area, as well as our neighbors from further out. Our patients enjoy the serene, private ambiance found in Happy Valley. It is an ideal location for the kind of intensive healing work we do.
Some patients appreciate an option to stay nearby rather than going home every night, and for these individuals, we offer luxury housing. We have homes in Pleasant Valley (women) and Happy Valley (men) exclusively for our patients’ use during treatment at our facility.
These are clean-and-sober, spacious, private, high-end homes with every conceivable amenity, designed intentionally for the comfort of our patients as they are enduring the demands and challenges of drug treatment.
To help ensure long-term success in sobriety, individuals often benefit from continued support once they complete our drug treatment program. Premiere Recovery Center is affiliated with Premiere Sober Living, a clean-and-sober transitional housing facility.
Residents of Premiere Sober Living are primarily current and past patients of Premiere Recovery Center, but Premiere Sober Living is open to anyone looking for transitional housing, not only our patients.
Opioid use disorder is at epidemic proportions in our society today. Opioid use disorder is particularly stealthy – individuals have an accident or surgery and need pain meds, and pretty soon they wind up here, addicted to an oxy and struggling. Young people today are particularly enchanted by fentanyl. And heroin is not going anywhere any time soon. All are opioids. And when you want to quit an opioid, you have to endure the opioid withdrawal and treatment.
With the right treatment, resources, and support network in place, individuals can break free from the grip of opioid addiction and reclaim their lives.
You are not the only one in your neighborhood that’s facing opioid withdrawal treatment. We understand your challenges. And we want to help. The more people we can help get off of this dangerous niche of drugs, the healthier our communities and society can be.
Wherever you are on your journey facing opioid dependency, we can help.
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