How Do You Overcome Hydrocodone Addiction?
Hydrocodone is a narcotic painkiller that causes euphoria, numbness and suppression of cough. According to drugaddiction.com, the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration claims hydrocodone is one of the most abused prescription drugs in United States and that the use of hydrocodone has quadrupled nationwide over the last 10 years. Emergency room admissions, due to hydrocodone abuse, have grown by 500 percent. The best way to quit is to slowly taper the amount of the drug you take, face withdrawal and resist relapse urges. Step 1 Taper off the amount of hydrocodone you take week by week. The slower this is done, the easier withdrawal will be. As the doses become smaller, symptoms of withdrawal will increase. Step 2 Prepare yourself mentally and physically for withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms include, but are not limited to: intense need to ingest hydrocodone, mood swings, anger, vomiting and nausea, fevers, insomnia, chills, muscle pain, watery eyes and a running nose, insomnia,
