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How Do I Know If My Loved One Is Addicted To Drugs?

No one wants to think that their loved one has a problem with drugs or alcohol. Even if you begin to suspect there may be an issue, your first instinct may be to push your suspicions to the back of your mind and look for another explanation. There are signs that substance abuse may be an issue, and turning away from them will only allow the problem to grow and become more serious.

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Signs Your Loved One May Be Addicted To Drugs

Here are some questions to ask yourself regarding your loved one’s behavior. The more “yes” answers you provide, the more likely that you are dealing with a substance abuse issue.

  1. Do they get cravings and urges to use their drug of choice?
  2. Are they unable to cut down or stop using on their own?
  3. Does your loved one take the drug in larger amounts than recommended/prescribed and/or for longer than recommended (in regards to prescription drugs)?
  4. Do they spend a large portion of their time obtaining, using or recovering from drug use?
  5. Have they given up opportunities to be with friends and family or work-related activities because of their drug use?
  6. Are they unable to perform well at work, school or at home due to drug use?
  7. Do they continue to use drugs even when it leads to problems in their relationships?
  8. Do they need to take more of the drug to get the effect that they want?
  9. Does your loved one experience withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, body aches, nervousness or irritability, which are relieved by taking more of the drug?

Help For Your Loved One’s Addiction

Addiction can happen to people from all backgrounds. This disease doesn’t discriminate on the basis of race, income level, gender, education or any other basis.

If you know or suspect that your loved one has become addicted to drugs, we here at New Beginnings Recovery Center can help by offering customized and innovative addiction treatment options including integrative medical programs and PHP partial hospitalization programs. We also utilize licensed therapeutic practitioners and can perform a biopsychosocial assessment on clients.

Call us today to learn more about our effective treatment programs so that you can encourage your loved one to get the help that they need.

When Painkiller Addiction Turns Into Heroin Addiction

It has been all over the news in recent months, “Prescription drug and heroin use is skyrocketing, around the country.” The rising epidemic of painkiller use has been attributed to many factors including over-prescribing by physicians, an increase in illegal sales of painkillers, and a popular opinion that prescription drugs aren’t dangerous “hard drugs,” like heroin or cocaine.

How Painkillers Are Similar To Heroin

The truth of the matter is that these prescription painkillers are opiates, just the same as heroin, methadone, morphine, and other highly addictive drugs. Even in cases where the painkillers are being prescribed for legitimate medical reason, the patient can become addicted to the drugs just as quickly as those users of illicit drugs.

Quick And Unexpected Heroin Addiction

Painkiller Addiction To Heroin Addiction | Prescription Drug Addiction

One of the most frightening trends of addiction to opiates that has been seen recently, is the large number of painkiller addicts that are becoming addicted to heroin. In many cases these heroin addicts were formerly addicted to painkillers such as oxycodone, Vicodin, Percocet, or other prescription drugs; and some were using it legally and legitimately for medical issues. A great many of these addicted individuals never even considered using heroin in their lifetime, but ended up with an addiction to heroin anyway.

What happens to these prescription drug addicts is that their addiction to the painkillers is so strong, that they will start going through the severe and dangerous withdrawal symptoms that are often seen in heroin withdrawals. These withdrawals are so severe and agonizing to the addict, that if they cannot find prescription drugs to make the agony go away, heroin becomes an available drug that may take the withdrawals away. It is in this moment, that an addict uses heroin for the first time, and often can become addicted to the heroin form of opium after the first use. Professional and safe detox is then required to safely get you off of the drug.

Dangerous Trends With Drug Dealers

Law enforcement around the country has even seen a trend in-which drug dealers are intentionally getting teens and young adults addicted to painkillers, only to take away the painkillers and offer heroin instead, trying to force addictions on their customers that keeps them coming back for more.

All of the trends surrounding addicts transferring addictions are quite scary, and the rates are rising at an alarming rate. Law enforcement is not sure how to combat these rising rates, but are looking towards drug rehab, counseling, and more readily-available addiction help as proactive approaches to help combat this rising epidemic.

Treatment For Addiction

If you or a loved one need to detox from opiates contact New Beginnings Recover Center now at 888-840-5189. We are here to get you on the right path to happiness and freedom from addiction!