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Prescription Drugs in Kentucky
The illicit use of prescription drugs such as Oxycontin, Vicodin, and percocet, is widespread throughout the entire state of Kentucky. Counties in eastern Kentucky, and in areas around Lexington and Louisville, lead the nation in terms of grams of narcotic pain pills being sold illegally. Because of the large demand for these pills, combined with the widespread availability and vast profit potential on the street, has created a perfect storm that has Kentucky with some of the highest pain pill abuse rates in the country.
Currently, out of all the prescription drugs being abused in Kentucky, none is more dangerous and readily available then Oxycontin. Investigators in eastern Kentucky have reported a huge increase in the availability of Oxycontin thought to be trafficked from Mexico through obtaining legal prescriptions from Mexican doctors. Oxycontin addiction in the state of Kentucky is also the root cause of a slew of different criminal activities such as robbery, assault, theft and various types of prescription fraud. Kentucky has also seen a huge spike in pharmacy robberies and thefts due to the high demand of Oxycontin.
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Kentucky Oxycontin Abuse Information
Oxycontin is the brand name for the powerful pain reliever oxycodone hydrochloride, an opiate based pain reliever that is used only in severe cases of pain relief. However, because of Oxycontin's powerful pain relief and mood altering effects, Oxycontin has become one of the most abused prescription drugs in the county. Oxycontin is designed to be swallowed, but abusers crush the pill into powder and then snort it. Oxycontin is also widely crushed into powder and dissolved in water so that it can be injected. Both methods offer a rapid release and absorption of the drug, thus giving the user a quicker and more powerful high.
If Oxycontin is abused for an extended period time, the body will become tolerant of the drug and need more and more Oxycontin to produce the same effects. Thus, the user needs a higher and higher dosage to produce a similar high which can lead to long term dependency and a higher chance of lethal overdose. After the body has become completely dependent on the drug, serious withdrawal symptoms will set in if use has stopped abruptly. Some characterizes of withdrawal include restlessness, anxiety, excessive yawning, perspiration, vomiting, diarrhea, increased heart rate.
Suboxone for Oxycontin Withdrawal
Because Oxycontin withdrawal can be extremely painful, a new drug has been created to combat these effects and aid the body towards the road to detox and recovery. This drug, Suboxone, offers those dependent of narcotic pain killers, the relief they need while working to break their prescription drug addiction. Suboxone, also known as Subutex, helps to ease withdrawal symptoms while working to block any existing opiates that may be in the body. Suboxone treatment in Kentucky is usually combined with other addiction treatments such as behavioral counseling and drug therapy and works on any opiate based addiction including heroin, Vicodin, percocet, and morphine.
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If you or a loved one is struggling with a prescription drug addiction do not hesitate to look through our Kentucky Suboxone directory for a Suboxone doctor near you.
