Abstract: When used appropriately under medical supervision, hydrocodone (e.g., Vicodin), oxycodone (e.g., OxyContin), morphine, and similar prescription pain relievers provide indispensable medical benefit by reducing pain and suffering, but when taken without appropriate direction and oversight, these medications can cause serious adverse consequences and produce dependence and abuse. Approximately 324,000 emergency department visits in 2006 involved the nonmedical use of pain relievers (including both prescription and over-the-counter pain medications). This chapter discusses how, when individuals wish to detoxify from opiate dependence, there are several options available, including both conventional and newer, more rapid approaches.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-03-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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