Oxycontin addiction treatment should be designed to provide the patient with mental and emotional support whilst he/she is weaned slowly off the drug, as the patient has become physically addicted to the drug, and emotionally addicted to the sense of euphoria it induces. The withdrawal symptoms if the user were to try to stop cold turkey would be extremely intense and in the interest of safety the user must have their dose decreased regularly in a controlled environment.
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Oxycontin is a prescription medication used as a pain reliever. It comes in several dosages but with the rise in dependency on the drug, the highest dosage is no longer available in most areas. The time-release medication is meant to help a patient get through the pain of a physical ailment such as back pain or something else sustained in an accident of some kind. Unfortunately for some, this can lead to drug addiction.
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