subject: Addiction To Pain Killers And Its Prevention [print this page] Abuse of pain killers: Abuse of pain killers:
Addiction to pain killers is becoming a prevailing and rising issue all around the world. The frequent examples of addictive pain relievers are Demerol, Percocet, Stadol, Vicodin, OxyContin, and Tylenol. We will explain some of the side effects of pain killer addiction, so that addiction to pain medicines can be prohibited.
An Individual addicted to pain relievers will often exhibit emotionally disturbed behaviors such as abrupt explosions of anger, paranoia, severe swings in mood, serious nervousness, altercations, and criminal activities.
One more sign of abuse of painkillers is the presence of symptoms of withdrawal. Such withdrawal symptoms comprise runny nose, chills, night sweats, teary eyes, severe agitation, tremors, nausea, severe body pains, and muscle spasms.
At extreme stages of abuse of pain medications, respiratory depression can emerge. Respiratory depression is very slow and shallow breathing. This is a life-threatening symptom. Death can occur because of respiratory arrest.
Cognitive changes will appear. A patient addicted to pain medications will commonly show slurred speech and may have trouble in focusing or concentrating. Unending dizziness or even lethargy can show up with worsening of addiction.
A person who is abusing pain relievers will have constricted or smaller than normal pupils. The abuser will have bloodshot eyes which is direct biochemical effect from the high, chronic abuse of pain medications.
Physical tolerance appears with long-term abuse of pain relievers. The body gets unresponsive to the original frequency and dose of the painkiller, and pain comes back with greater intensity and more frequently, therefore the patient will desire for more and more quantities of the painkiller.
Abuse of pain killers can be prevented. By using some of the easy methods, emergence of addiction to pain medicines can be prevented.
A person should take pain reliever only for the period advised by their medical professional. Any temptation to use more than the recommended quantity should be resisted. The individual should ask the health care provider about the likelihood of becoming addicted to a pain reliever before starting using it.
If a patient is facing difficulty with possibly being addicted to a pain medicine, he should immediately seek medical help. A lot of patients make the mistake of believing that they can control the potential for becoming addicted on their own.
