Overcoming oxycontin addiction begins with a medically supervised detox program followed by residential addiction treatment. While in detox, a physician will develop a medical protocol, designed to reduce and sometimes eliminate the feelings and symptoms associated with oxycontin withdrawal. It is rare that these symptoms are ever eliminated, due to the nature of the addiction, but they are tolerable and you can be made to feel comfortable. Detox from oxycontin usually takes between 5 and 7 days.

After detox, residential treatment is usually indicated due to the nature of the illness and the damage it has caused. Although medically stable, the person may still experience cravings and the residential support will prove invaluable. Group, individual and family therapy will be available, as you work to resolve the pain of the past and the wreckage of the present. Residential Oxycontin treatment is usually 3 weeks in length, but can vary depending upon the severity of the illness.

After reviewing the information pertaining to oxycontin, we are sure you realize just how easily one can become addicted to this drug. One of the consequences of addiction is the withdrawal one must experience if they are to recover. Some of the symptoms associated with withdrawal from oxycontin are: vomiting, insomnia, nausea, muscle and bone pain, restlessness and tremors. The people who abruptly discontinue the Oxycontin, place themselves in danger of experiencing seizures and convulsions, which can result in death. For this reason, we urge you to seek a residential Oxycontin treatment program before discontinuing the use of this drug where you can experience a safe and comfortable withdrawal from oxycontin addiction.

Other consequences of oxycontin abuse are the deterioration of interpersonal relationships, legal problems, loss of employment, financial difficulties and poor health.

The effects from oxycontin addiction can be dramatic. Unfortunately when addicted, few are positive. While there are individuals who are able to take the drug as prescribed, there is a high propensity to develop an addiction. Addiction to oxycontin, takes its toll on a person emotionally and physically.

If a person begins taking oxycontin for pain, odds are they are experiencing some degree of depression. They may be depressed because they feel isolated, lonely, angry and scared. While the pain might be present, many people find themselves taking the oxycontin to offset the feelings listed above. As the oxycontin use increases, the pain may diminish a bit but more importantly, the individual doesn't have to cope with those feelings because they are numb. Unfortunately, by this time they have begun to experience the negative effects of oxycontin addiction. People have difficulty concentrating, feel even more depressed, crave the drug and will do almost anything to get more of oxycontin.

Secondly, like morphine, Demerol or Dilaudid, oxycontin blocks pain messages to the brain and central nervous system. They also tend to increase the amount of dopamine in the brain, which allows us to feel pleasure. As people continue to use more oxycontin, they expect to feel even more pleasure, but as they continue to abuse the drug a tolerance develops. This means it takes more of the oxycontin to produce the same effect. In an effort to achieve the same "high" they originally experienced, coupled with tolerance, an oxycontin overdose may occur. In many cases, respiratory failure is seen as the cause for death. The respiratory system is so slowed due to the vast amount of oxycontin; a person's system begins to just shut down.

Whether a person started taking oxycontin to alleviate physical or emotional pain, one thing becomes clear to them early on. They can not live without the oxycontin. They constantly think about the oxycontin, where to get the oxycontin and how they will use the oxycontin. Once this obsessive thinking sets in, along with the actual craving, a person is addicted.