Cough Syrup Detox

Why is detox essential for cough syrup addiction?

Addictive cough medicine contains addictive substances, like codeine, or DXM. Just as in habit to heroin, codeine (which belongs to the same class of drugs as opiates) produces a strong habit and very uncomfortable withdrawal. Hence the dependence drives the user to continue to use to avoid the pain and suffering of stopping. Detox can help get over the withdrawals a little easier.

In the same way as most pleasure inducing drugs/alcohol, the addictive substance over stimulates the parts of the brain that generally produce and distribute the pleasure chemicals. However the body responds to the overstimulation by having these pleasure receptors stop functioning, trying to keep things “normal”. But then, more of the codeine is needed to produce the same pleasurable effectover  time, this is called dependence or physical dependence. Detox allows the body to start to re-balance itself and cure. Detox is a first step to full resurgence.

Codeine or DXM withdrawal is extremely painful and uncomfortable for approximately 7 days. Some of the effects that will be experienced while detox is occurring:
Physical agitation, Restless legs

• Sleeplessness
• Muscle Aches/Pain
• Memory loss
• Acute Depression (can last months)
• Vomiting
• Headaches
• Trouble thinking clearly-overly sensitive to sound or motion.

If you try a cold turkey detox, you will be enormously uncomfortable for the period of the detox period. occasionally tapering is probable, where over time you can use less and less which is a slower detox, and every now and then in detox other painkilling drugs are substituted as in Methadone or Suboxone, but these drugs are also really addictive.

There are also holistic detoxes which depend less on medicating the withdrawals effects and more on nutritional support, acupuncture, massage, mineral baths, etc. to ease the pain of detox. Detox should be followed up with a treatment plan, and opens the door to emotional healing and getting your life back on track successfully.

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