Fentanyl Addiction Symptoms And Getting Help

 

Opiates are drugs that are derived from the opium poppy and include many painkillers that are used in the medical profession in order to manage severe chronic pain, however there is a huge potential for abuse with all types of opiates including morphine, heroin, oxycodone, the list is endless. For now let's take a look at a painkiller very similar to morphine called fentanyl which also comes under the brand names of Actiq, Sublimaze  and Duragesicthen.

Fentanyl works in almost exactly the same way as morphine does in your system and it is typically prescribed when less powerful painkillers haven't been able to work, and so I more powerful medicine is needed. It works like other opiates by increasing dopamine production, blocking the pain receptors in the spinal cord and brain, and leaving the patient with an overall euphoric feeling.

Any long-term use of fentanyl  can result in addiction, both physical and mental, so it is with extreme caution that anyone should begin taking this drug.  After using fentanyl for awhile the patient will no longer have the ability to feel pleasure from normal activities that involve friends and family, but instead will increasingly depend solely on another fix of fentanyl. All of the other normal pleasures of life have been forgotten and been replaced by the drug.

If someone you know has been taking fentanyl and has become withdrawn socially, from everyone and everything, there's a good chance that they are addicted and are sneaking the drug from several different sources in order to keep enough on hand for their daily usage. They're typically taking much more than the original prescription prescribed by their physician and anytime there is the possibility of a lapse in their prescription, they will get extremely excited, almost panicked, until the drugs are in hand. This addiction can lead a person to commit criminal acts in order to obtain more of the drug from many different sources.

 If you think someone is addicted to fentanyl the faster that you get them help the better. It's imperative to go online to find drug addiction counselors that are freely available and offering help. Many cities and states have inpatient drug addiction treatment centers available as well.