Drug Rehab Treatment

Drug detox, drug rehab and drug treatment are essential for those addicted to drugs, including controlled and/or scheduled drugs, illegal drugs and alcohol.

Prescription Drugs

Prescription drugs are commonly classified in the following manner:

• Narcotics/Analgesics (opioids)
• Moderate to Severe Pain Relief (Vicodin, OxyContin, Percocet)
• Sedative-Hypnotics ('downers', barbiturates, benzodiapenes)
• Anxiety; Insomnia (Xanax, Valium, Librium)
• Stimulants ('uppers')
• ADHD; Narcolepsy; Asthma (Ritalin, Dexedrine, Meridia)

Illegal Drugs

Illegal drugs include any/all drugs that are illegal to possess, manufacture, distribute and consume. These include marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, hallucinogens, inhalants, among many others.

Alcohol

Alcohol includes wine, beer, liquor and spirits, mixed drinks, among others.

Addiction

Addiction is defined as a physiological or psychological dependence. Tolerance, which is a resistance to the intended effects of the drug, increases rapidly upon onset of consumption of many addictive drugs. Addiction cravings can supercede the desire for food, sleep, sex, and most other physical or psychological wants or needs.

Physiological and Psychological Effects of Drug Addiction

Less severe side effects of many addictive drugs include confusion, fatigue, nausea, constipation, lightheadedness, rash or itchiness, dizziness, and mood disorders. More severe effects include respiratory decrease/arrest, cardiac arrest, coma, and death.

Withdrawal

Common withdrawal symptoms from drug abuse include sweating, malaise, anxiety, depression, insomnia, vomiting diarrhea, goose bumps, 'itchy blood,' muscle spasms, muscle/body aches, etc. Substance abuse detoxification without medication or preparation, called 'cold turkey, is much more likely to result in these negative withdrawal symptoms in a much more pronounced manner. See below for further withdrawal information.

Drug Abuse, Drug Detoxification and Drug Rehabilitation

Drug detox is critical, prior to commencing drug rehabilitation. Although detoxification itself is not a treatment for drug addiction and abuse, it can help relieve withdrawal symptoms while the patient adjusts to being drug free. Fortunately, there are a number of effective options for treating drug addiction. Long-term substance abuse should not be abruptly discontinued except under the supervision of an experienced physician, who can manage the withdrawal symptoms and minimize the withdrawal period.

Miramar Drug Treatment Centers provide physician assisted and monitored detoxification, as well as comprehensive rehabilitation services in Laguna Beach and Newport Beach in Southern California.

IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE NEEDS HELP, call toll free to speak with one of our counselors.