Rehab for Oxycontin
There it is — that feeling. You know the one. Your skin starts creeping, and you feel a slight tightness in your stomach. The chilling starts, alongside the sweating, as stomach twinges progress to full-blown stomach cramps. You’re irritable, you’re confused, you feel hopeless and helpless. The only way to prevent it from getting worse is to take another Oxycontin, so the cycle can begin all over again.
If you are not rich, you cannot go to rehab for Oxycontin, right? Wrong. Plenty of state and federal subsidy programs help offset the cost of treatment for those addicted not only to Oxycontin, but also to all kinds of substances, from alcohol to the hardest of street drugs. Oxycontin treatment options range from light outpatient programs, requiring only a few hours a week of counseling, to intensive in-patient rehab facilities in which almost every moment of your day is planned and structured around fighting your addiction. Medical treatment facilities can monitor the detoxification of those with the most severe addictions, whose withdrawal symptoms can become intense enough to cause serious health problems or even death. Halfway houses provide an in-between mix for those who do not feel intensive inpatient treatment is necessary, but need a little more help than light outpatient treatment can provide.
Not sure if you need help? It might be worth your while to do a little bit of self-assessment. Getting things out on paper might help throw your drug use in stark relief. Start by keeping a diary of your drug use, recording what time you take each dose of Oxycontin and how many milligrams you are taking. In addition to helping you see in black and white just how pronounced your drug problem has become, creating such a record can also be helpful when you decide to seek treatment, as it will give healthcare professionals an idea of how serious your oxy addiction is. That will help them work with you to devise the best possible method of treatment.
Still not convinced after seeing how often and how much you are using? Writing out a list of pros and cons about your Oxycontin use can help you see what you are gaining from the drug alongside what you are losing. If words have less impact than numbers on your mind, try calculating the cost of your habit. Seeing the amount of cash that is going toward Oxycontin each week, month and year of your life might provide perspective.
You do not have to take stock of your situation alone. Chances are your significant other, your parents, your children or other loved ones have noticed your problem. You might try approaching them for a heart-to-heart about your drug use. Ask them how it makes them feel. Ask them what they want you to do. You might be surprised at how frank they will be while discussing the matter.
Deciding to seek help is a very important step on the road to recovery, but it is just the first in a chain of important decisions you will need to make to get your life back on track. You will have to decide whether to seek treatment, what kind of treatment you feel comfortable undertaking, how long to undergo that treatment, and finally, you will have to determine when you feel like your recovery is complete. Will you participate in 12-step groups? Will you enter a residential facility, or regularly visit a clinic? Will you tell your employer? What kinds of financial assistance are out there to help?
The answers to the key questions in the drug recovery process will be different for each user, and not every addict will find the right treatment in their first go-round. That is perfectly normal. Relapsing after one stint in rehab, for Oxycontin or for other drugs, does not mean a user is doomed to a life of addiction, so if you have fallen off the wagon, it does not mean you will stay down.
No matter what recovery method you seek, the journey will not be easy, but the rewards will be immeasurable. Think through the things that are important to you — your significant other, your career, your children, your health. Does abusing drugs have an effect on the things that are most important to you in life? Is it worth it? If you are ready to start getting your life back on track, there are plenty of people, agencies and programs on your side and ready to take up your cause. Help is just a phone call or a mouse click away, no matter where you are, no matter your circumstances. Thousands have successfully navigated the road to recovery before you, and many who have managed to beat their addictions have turned helping others into a hobby or even a career. There is a sympathetic ear waiting to hear about your situation, and to help you find the best way out.