Category: Opiate Detox
Medication for Opiate Withdrawal
Medication for Opiate Withdrawal: Executive Home Detox uses Medication for Opiate Withdrawal. Opiate withdrawal is very challenging due to the magnified flu-like symptoms a person experiences. The use of medication for opiate withdrawal can mean the difference between a successful intervention and a failed attempt to “get off” the opiate, or a failed attempt at …
A Drug By Any Other Name; A List of Opiates, Benzodiazepines, and Alcohol
I get a lot of inquiries about drugs and what classification or group they are in. Some people confuse an opiate based drug for a benzodiazepine and vice versa. I will list a number of drugs under the heading of Opiate, Opioid, Benzodiazepine, and Alcohol. This is not a comprehensive list. Here goes. Opiate: Occurs …
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Opiate Withdrawal Symptoms
Opiate withdrawal symptoms can be unexpectedly brutal. Opiates like Heroin, Morphine, Oxycontin, Oxycodone and others can be miracle drugs, but they can also be very difficult to stop once dependence or addiction takes place. They take unbearable pain and make it bearable. But just as they have miracle qualities, these drugs also have devilish and …
Connections in Recovery: A Key piece in sustaining sobriety
Connections in Recovery: I am very fortunate to maintain positive connections in recovery. I recently receive two phone calls from clients, both in the last couple days. One was from Angelina, who underwent an opiate home detox. And the other phone call was from Robert, who underwent an alcohol home detox. Their voices on the …
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Cigarettes, Marijuana, and Detox
Cigarettes, Marijuana, and Detox Do you have to stop smoking cigarettes or stop smoking pot if you want to get clean or sober? Cigarettes A middle aged man, Randy, called Executive Home Detox for a Vicodin and SOMA detox. He had just left a second inpatient detox / rehab in as many days. He wanted …