Quitting Opiates “Cold Turkey” Is Dangerous
How Opiate Withdrawal Works
When an opiate enters the brain, it binds to a specific receptor that regulates pleasure, pain, positive emotions and other rewards, and causes the receptors to flood the brain with chemicals that cause a feeling of euphoria. With regular use of opiates, your body will become dependant on the drug as its primary resource for pleasure. Your brain will be totally out of whack and suddenly your entire life’s focus will be centered around finding the next hit.
Opiate dependency can develop within a few days of regular use. This rapid onset of dependency comes with an increasing intolerance to the drug, making opiate addiction rank high on the severity chart. Using opiates daily, users will find themselves taking twice as much as the day before to get the same effect or pain relief.
We often see patients that have turned to heroin after their opiate prescription has run out. They often wind up taking so many more, per day, that their doctors will refuse to give them more. At Freedom Detox, our drug rehab in Charlotte does not believe in opiate replacement therapy. We use a drug-free approach to opioid detox and remove all the unnecessary crutches.
Holistic Drug Rehab in Charlotte NC for Opiates
Freedom Detox offers holistic drug rehab in Charlotte with wonderful professionals that understand what it takes to get you sober. We do not believe in using other drugs to treat drug and alcohol abuse. We want you to be able to walk through life without the need for another crutch. If you have an opiate addiction, a problem with pain pills or other substances, please give us a call for the help you deserve. Take the first step toward recovery and get the help that you deserve. We are pulling for you, call us today.
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