Prescription Drug Detox With MD Home Detox

Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs

There are various types of prescription drugs, and not all of them lead to addiction. But if prescription drugs are misused or abused, they can lead to dependence. The most abused prescription drugs usually fall into three categories: depressants, stimulants, and opioid narcotics.

Depressants

• Benzodiazepines: The most commonly abused benzodiazepines include Xanax, Ativan (Lorazepam), Valium, and Klonopin. People who misuse these drugs usually take them by mouth. These drugs are meant to help with anxiety disorders, seizures, or alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
• Barbiturates: Another type of depressant is barbiturates, which includes drugs like Nembunal, Seconal, and Amytal. These drugs can be taken by mouth or injected into a vein. Barbiturates are used to treat migraines, insomnia, and seizures.
• Sleep Medications: Commonly abused sleep medications include Lunesta, Ambien, and Sonata. These drugs are taken by mouth and are usually prescribed for sleep problems like insomnia or night terrors.

Stimulants

• Amphetamines: People often misuse amphetamines like Adderall, Dexedrine, and Biphetamine. They might take them by mouth, inject them, smoke them, or snort them. Many prescription amphetamines are meant to help with conditions like attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
• Methylphenidate: Some commonly misused methylphenidate drugs include Ritalin and Concerta. People might swallow them, snort them, or inject them. Both of these drugs are used to treat ADHD.

Opioid Narcotics

• Fentanyl: Fentanyl is an opioid painkiller prescribed for intense and lasting pain. Sadly, many overdose deaths have happened because dealers mix fentanyl with other drugs like heroin.
• Codeine: Codeine is a pain reliever often used to treat mild to moderate pain. It’s usually found in cough syrups and cold medicines, but you can also find codeine mixed with other things like acetaminophen, aspirin, carisoprodol, and promethazine.
• Methadone: Methadone helps with moderate pain and also fights heroin addiction. People who’ve used heroin for a while might use methadone to manage cravings and discomfort.
• Morphine: In hospitals, morphine is administered through IV to help with severe pain. However, taking morphine with a prescription or with alcohol or similar drugs can be dangerous.
• Oxycontin: Oxycontin, or oxycodone, is a strong painkiller. People often misuse it, and many who misuse oxycontin might later turn to heroin.
• Hydrocodone: Hydrocodone is another opioid painkiller. It’s often misused, even though it’s prescribed for moderate to severe pain.

Prescription Drug Withdrawal Symptoms

Prescription drug addiction can cause individuals to develop a dependency on their chemicals and effects. Their boost in dopamine and euphoria can program the brain into relying on these substances to feel motivated, happy, or relaxed. If an individual attempts to quit these prescription drugs without medical monitoring, the withdrawal symptoms can cause relapse, discomfort, and in some cases, psychosis or death.

Depressants:

• Unique Withdrawal Symptoms: Anxiety, restlessness, seizures, hallucinations, and delusions.
• General Withdrawal Symptoms: Insomnia, nausea, vomiting, increased heart rate, tremors, sweating, confusion, irritability, blurred vision, muscle tension, and nightmares.

Stimulants:

• Unique Withdrawal Symptoms: Extreme fatigue, depression, and disrupted sleep patterns.
• General Withdrawal Symptoms: Increased appetite, slowed movements, lack of motivation, irritability, anxiety, and restlessness.

Opioids:

• Unique Withdrawal Symptoms: Tremors, bone and muscle pain, cold flashes, and uncontrollable leg movements (restless legs syndrome).
• General Withdrawal Symptoms: Anxiety, accelerated heart rate, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps, dilated pupils, goosebumps, insomnia, and yawning.

Our Medically-Assisted Detox Services

• At-Home Detox Treatment: At MD Home Detox, our at-home detox service prioritizes your comfort, providing a detox experience within the familiar confines of your home. This approach aims to reduce the stress associated with detoxing in an unfamiliar setting, creating a sense of ease throughout the process. Our clinical team will closely monitor your detox progress while gaining insight into your unique circumstances. This understanding allows them to create a tailored recovery plan that aligns with your situation.
• Home IV Detox: Our NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) therapy service provides clients with essential nutrients, amino acids, hydration, and medications to help them through prescription drug detox. Substance abuse can affect our body and brain cells, affecting our overall function and leaving us feeling drained and depleted. NAD therapy steps in as a powerful tool to counteract this damage, facilitating the restoration of optimal functioning.
• Rapid Detox: At MD Home Detox, our rapid detox treatment is designed to swiftly eliminate prescription drugs from your system, providing a rapid and comfortable detox experience. This process involves the administration of medications while you are sedated or under general anesthesia. The procedure typically spans about four days, making it an excellent option for individuals seeking to rapidly remove drugs from their system and alleviate the intensity of withdrawal symptoms.

Other Services

• Private Nurse Services: At MD Home Detox, we prioritize your comfort during recovery by providing our private nurse services. This allows patients to recover in the familiarity of their own homes. Our dedicated private nurses are available around the clock, ensuring a safe detox and prompt medical care when necessary. They work with your doctor to administer prescribed medications, alleviating withdrawal discomfort. Additionally, your private nurse crafts a personalized plan based on your situation, addressing both short-term challenges and formulating a long-term recovery strategy encompassing addiction and mental health aspects.
• Professional Interventions: An intervention can help a person face their substance use disorder and accept how it’s affecting themselves and their loved ones. MD Home Detox offers assistance in getting ready for an intervention that could positively transform the life of someone important to you. We take care of all the planning for the intervention, ensuring that the environment is supportive and encouraging for your loved one to take a step towards overcoming their addiction.
• Drug Testing, Monitoring, & Aftercare: Testing for drugs and providing continued care at home helps the person in recovery and their family by regularly checking to support the person’s commitment to getting better. The testing happens twice a week and is analyzed at our labs to watch over the use of all substances, including alcohol. This way, our case managers can follow how you’re doing, and if there are any setbacks or problems, they can help you.
• Sober Companions: Our team at MD Home Detox offers the support of sober companions right from the start of your recovery journey, which could be during your home detox or while you’re at a rehab center. These companions work closely with you to establish trust, creating a dependable relationship beyond the initial stages of recovery.

Signs Of Prescription Drug Addiction

Research indicates that more than 15 million adults in the US are currently struggling with addiction to prescription drugs. This is around 2.7 percent of the population throughout their lives. Because different prescription drugs can affect people differently, the signs of addiction change based on the specific drug. Still, there are some common signs to look out for. These include:

Behavioral Symptoms:

• Stealing prescription medicines from friends, family, or even strangers’ homes without permission.
• Seeing multiple doctors to get more prescriptions (doctor shopping).
• Neglecting tasks, responsibilities, and commitments because of drug use.
• Claiming they’re out or have lost their prescription drugs to get more.
• Snorting, injecting, or abusing the drug against prescription requirements.
• Lying, deflecting, or justifying prescription drug abuse.

Psychological Symptoms:

• Sudden shifts in mood and attitude, often leading to more irritability and agitation.
• Trouble making choices and unclear thinking.
• Thinking about getting and using the drug all the time.
• Feeling anxious or down.
• Seeing things differently.
• Problems in relationships with close friends and family.
• Can’t stay focused for long.
• Strong desires for the drug.
• Trouble sleeping.
• Feeling headaches, dizziness, and throwing up.

Contact MD Home Detox

If you or someone you know is struggling with prescription drug abuse or withdrawal symptoms, contact MD Home Detox. Our detox and addiction specialists will come to your home, allowing you to safely and comfortably detox from dangerous medications without feeling anxious in an inpatient or outpatient center. Call today, and one of our admissions agents can explain our medical detox program, accepted insurance, and aftercare plans.