Oxycontin Addiction Treatment

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.