Prescription Drug Abuse in North Carolina
North Carolina has experienced a significant increase in drug trafficking activity in recent years, especially due to the increasing availability of powerful prescription drugs like Oxycontin and Vicodin. Doctor shopping, a practice where patients visit multiple doctors providing false medical information is widespread in North Carolina. Authorities have also recently discovered many medical clinics and pharmacies across the state that are freely distributing powerful narcotics like Oxycontin, without a prescription. Oxycontin represents the one of the largest growing drug threats in North Carolina and are especially popular among young individuals in college towns such as Chapel Hill, Asheville and Greenville. Oxycontin abuse is also a growing problem in urban areas in North Carolina especially around Charlotte and Raleigh. There has also been a large increase in Oxycontin related robberies across the entire state of North Carolina targeting retail pharmacies, medical clinics, and nursing homes.
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North Carolina Oxycontin Abuse
The abuse of the prescription pain killer Oxycontin, is a growing problem all over the United States. Not only is Oxycontin the most frequently abused pharmaceutical in the United States, it's also one of the most dangerous. The pharmacological effects of Oxycontin are very comparable to the effects of heroin, and is often attractive to the same user population. However, as Oxycontin has become more available, especially in college areas all over North Carolina, it has established itself as a party drug, and is often combined with over substances such as alcohol, cocaine and other prescription drugs. Combing these powerful substances can be very dangerous and has caused countless of overdose related fatalities over the last decade.
Oxycontin Addiction and Dependency
Another danger of abusing Oxycontin is it's powerful addictive qualities. Because Oxycontin is derived from the opium alkaloid, it can be extremely addictive and can lead to long term dependency. After long term abuse of Oxycontin, it is common for the body to develop a physical dependency to the drug where the body can no longer function normally without the drug in their system. Oxycontin dependency is often characterized by moderate to severe withdrawal symptoms. These withdrawal symptoms can occur hours after the last dose and often cause nausea, vomiting, muscle and bone pain, profuse sweating, insomnia, and accelerated heart rate.
Suboxone for Oxycontin Withdrawal Symptoms
If you're struggling with withdrawal symptoms because of an Oxycontin addiction, you may want to consider taking suboxone. Suboxone is a prescription medication used for the treatment of opiate withdrawal symptoms. Suboxone uses controlled amounts of opiates that helps combat withdrawal symptoms and aids in the overall detoxification process. Suboxone is usually administered in an outpatient setting and can only be prescribed by a medical physician who is legally certified to prescribe suboxone. Suboxone rehab in North Carolina is effective on any opiate based drug including heroin, oxycodone, Vicodin, percocet and morphine.
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If you live in North Carolina and you have a problem with an opiate addiction, please feel free to look over our extensive North Carolina suboxone directory for a suboxone doctor in your area.