What are codeines long-term effects?
Over time, codeine addiction poses significant health risks. These include: • Dependence • Tolerance – forcing the user to consume higher doses to achieve the same high as before • Those higher doses increase the risk of a harmful overdose that can cause liver failure, slow heartbeat, and troubled or slowed breathing. • Difficult withdrawal symptoms experienced by long-term users who try to quit, requiring opiate detox. The Drug Abuse Warning Network estimates that prescription opiates – a category that includes codeine – accounted for 119,185 emergency-room visits in 2002. For more information about receiving treatment for codeine related addictions call us now at DisplayPhoneText(“NNN-NNN-NNNN”); 877-417-6237 .
