Vicodin & Percocet Treatment
Vicodin and Percocet Drug Addiction Detox Treatment
We specialize in the proper and safe treatment and detoxification from Vicodin and Percocet.
The prescription opioid abuse epidemic in the United States has reached unprecedented proportions.
Even when you don’t account for abuse, both legal and illegal prescription drug use is by far more popular in the United States than in any other country in the world. One particularly eye-popping stat: the U.S. has approximately 5% of the world’s population, yet we consume 75% of the world’s prescription drugs.
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 52 million people have used prescription drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet recreationally rather than medically at least once.
Most of these people misused prescription drugs once or twice but were able to move on without it becoming a real problem in their lives. But millions of others do develop a real problem. Specifically, there are over 5 million people addicted to prescription opioid painkillers in America today.
There are many ways that Percocet and Vicodin addiction can have a negative impact. Every time a person abuses opioids, it’s difficult for them to be productive or function normally for a few hours, which often impairs one’s work and home life.
Others resort to theft or fraud as a means to finance their addiction. Opioids can be expensive and a 120-tablet bottle of Percocet can cost upwards of $100 or more.
A negative health side effect of using opioids is respiratory depression – and when taken to extremes, breathing shuts down completely to the point of overdose. In 2019 alone, over 70,630 Americans died of prescription opioid overdoses.
This ultimate consequence of opioid abuse is why seeking out Vicodin and Percocet addiction treatment is so important. Without treatment, the worst can happen.
Vicodin and Percocet withdrawal symptoms:
Detox and Medication-Assisted Therapy
Inspire Malibu provides a comfortable detox environment supervised by experienced addiction professionals to keep withdrawal symptoms to a minimum.
Opioid-like drugs such as methadone are often used in opioid dependence cases to minimize withdrawal symptoms. But methadone can be an “out of the frying pan and into the fire” situation. Although it’s less potent than Percocet or Vicodin, it’s still a dangerous drug. According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 5,000 people die every year from Methadone overdoses.
Buprenorphine/ naloxone is much safer, and it’s just as effective as methadone. Dr. Mohammad realized the advantages of buprenorphine before most other addiction specialists. In fact, Inspire Malibu was one of the first facilities in the state of California to be licensed to use buprenorphine + naloxone to treat opioid addiction.
After detox, buprenorphine still has a role in the addiction treatment process. It helps clients overcome their cravings, avoid relapse, and focus on improving their lives.
What is Unique About Vicodin and Percocet?
Both Vicodin and Percocet are opiates combined with acetaminophen (a mild analgesic and the active ingredient in Tylenol). Vicodin is a mix of the opioid hydrocodone and acetaminophen, and Percocet is a mix of the opioid oxycodone and acetaminophen.
Based on compounds found in a variety of the poppy plant (papaver somniferum), opioids are among the most effective tools a physician has to help patients manage pain.
In addition to minimizing pain, opioids also produce intense euphoric effects and are highly habit-forming.
The acetaminophen that is present in both Vicodin and Percocet (there is no acetaminophen in most other opioids) enhances the effectiveness of the oxycodone/hydrocodone. It also serves as a deterrent for abuse, making each individual pill much less potent than if it were a pure opioid by itself.
Unfortunately, the presence of acetaminophen can also make Vicodin and Percocet more dangerous, as just 4 grams of acetaminophen is enough to be a fatal dose. Percocet may contain 325 mg of acetaminophen, so taking just a dozen pills would likely be lethal. This is an especially big problem for those who develop a tolerance to opioids and need more of the drug to achieve their desired high.
Withdrawal Symptoms
Quitting Vicodin or Percocet isn’t easy and should never be done alone without medical supervision. The first step to addiction treatment is detox, which can be quite uncomfortable.
Inspire Malibu is State Licensed by the Department of Health Care Services
- • Board-certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine
- • Board-certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- • Named the Top Addiction Professional of the Year 2011 by Who’s Who in America
- • Patients Choice Physician Award Recipient in 2011
- • First physician in California to be licensed to use buprenorphine for addiction treatment.
Other Therapy Options:
We specialize in the proper and safe treatment and detoxification from Vicodin and Percocet.
Individual Therapy: Sitting down one on one with a counselor and discussing their struggles with addiction as well as all other relevant issues and stressors allows patients to address the root causes that influence their substance abuse habits.
Group Therapy: Sharing stories with others and understanding that they’re not alone in their struggle helps clients get past the guilt and shame that is commonly caused by substance abuse.
Motivational Therapy: Most opioid addicts know that they have a problem. They know that if they don’t stop, their opioid addiction could make them lose their job, break up their family, or even kill them. Even knowing those consequences, it can be difficult to find the motivation needed to quit opioids. There are certain strategies and techniques that can help with that.
Relapse Prevention Therapy: A big part of successful recovery is being able to identify addiction triggers and understand how coping strategies can prevent relapse from happening. Learning about triggers and coping mechanisms is a major goal of relapse prevention therapy, but it also reaches how to deal with stress and keep it from also being trigger.
At Inspire Malibu, we don’t believe in the one-size-fits-all approach to addiction treatment. As such, each individual has his or her own unique story and challenges, and a treatment plan that works well with one client may not be ideal for another.
We work with a small number of clients at a time at each of our facilities; with our high staff-to-client ratio, we have the resources to provide all of our clients with the personalized support they need to overcome their addiction.
Even once a client has left the treatment center, the tools and techniques they learned during therapy can be used for a lifetime to stay sober and help prevent relapse. We also stress regular exercise and a healthy diet for positive lifestyle changes.
