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Opioids are highly addictive drugs that can cause severe mental, physical, and social health issues for users. This can significantly reduce a person’s overall quality of life and may lead to an overdose or death without intervention. At Music City Detox, we offer opioid rehab in Nashville to help those addicted improve their well-being in long-term recovery.
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What Are Opioids?
Opioids are a class of drugs that bind to the opioid receptors in the brain to reduce feelings of pain.
Some opioids are derived naturally from the opium poppy. Drugs made from naturally occurring opioids are also called opiates. However, many opioid drugs are made synthetically to mimic the effects of natural opiates.
Regardless of whether an opioid is natural or synthetic, these drugs are highly addictive. They cause the user to feel sedated, relaxed, and pain free. Still, one of the dangers of synthetic opioids is the potency, as they can be manufactured to be 50 to 100 times more potent than natural opioids like morphine.
In addition, not all opioids are illegal. Even powerful and dangerous opioids like fentanyl can be prescribed by a doctor for severe and chronic pain. But misuse of prescription painkillers can lead to a person unintentionally developing an addiction.
Common Opioid Drugs
Some of the most common opioid drugs include the following prescription and illicit drugs:
- Hydrocodone
- Oxycodone
- Oxymorphone
- Morphine
- Codeine
- Fentanyl
- Heroin
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Signs and Symptoms of Opioid Addiction
Opioid addiction can cause several behavioral and physical symptoms.
Opioid addiction involves both having a physical dependency on the substance and behavioral changes due to drug abuse. Each person will display different symptoms based on the severity of their addiction. In addition, as their addiction worsens, their symptoms will become more apparent.
Behavioral Signs of Opioid Addiction
The following are behavioral signs of opioid addiction:
- Significant changes to mood, personality, and overall behavior
- Increased social isolation
- Loss of interest in pleasurable activities
- Spending most of their time obtaining and using opioids or recovering from opioid abuse
- Conflicts with family, friends, and co-workers
- Poor performance at work or school
- Neglecting family and household responsibilities
- Visiting several doctors to obtain additional prescriptions for opioids (doctor shopping)
- Feigning pain symptoms to get prescription opioids
- Wearing long sleeves during warm weather to hide marks from injecting illegal opioids
Physical Symptoms of Opioid Addiction
The following are physical symptoms of opioid addiction:
- Weight loss or gain
- Slowed breathing
- Appetite changes
- Small pupils
- Drowsiness and changes in sleep patterns
- Frequently getting sick with flu-like symptoms
- Poor hygiene
- Cravings for opioids
- Withdrawal symptoms begin if they can’t use opioid
How Do I Know I Need Opioid Rehab?
The biggest sign that you need opioid rehab is if you cannot stop taking opioids despite negative consequences in your life.
Oftentimes, people try to quit on their own. However, drug cravings or unpleasant withdrawal symptoms drive them right back to their addiction. Furthermore, despite the negative effects of addiction, such as legal issues, problems with relationships, or trouble at work, the person can’t seem to stop using opioids.
It is also important to note that quitting opioids cold-turkey without support can be dangerous.
Opioid addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease. Even if you stop taking opioids for a few days, you can relapse once withdrawal symptoms begin. People are at a high-risk of taking more than usual to make up for the lost time, and this can lead to an overdose.
Opioid Rehab Levels of Care from ASAM
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) outlines the following criteria for opioid rehab levels of care (in descending order based on level of profession intervention):
- Level 4, Intensive Inpatient (Detox): Detox at the inpatient level is the highest level of care for the acute withdrawal symptoms that begin when you stop using opioids. This is when you are most vulnerable to medical complications as your body re-adjusts to no longer having opioids in your system.
- Level 3, Inpatient or Residential Treatment: After detox, clients attend residential treatment programs, where they live within the treatment facility. During residential treatment, you are in a safe and comfortable environment where you can focus on your recovery without the distractions of everyday life and temptation to relapse.
- Level 2, Intensive Outpatient or Partial Hospitalization: For the best outcomes in recovery, it is best to continue treatment after residential care. Partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs bridge the gap between residential treatment and daily life outside of a facility.
- Level 1, Outpatient Treatment: Outpatient treatment at Level 1 is any type of ongoing treatment that occurs for less than 9 hours per week. This can include things like group therapy, one-on-one counseling, or medically managed outpatient services.
- Level 0.5, Prevention: Prevention strategies involve both never using opioids in the first place as well as relapse prevention after treatment. These strategies include education on drug abuse, developing coping skills for stress, treating underlying mental health disorders, and peer support groups.
Opioid Rehab Aftercare
Aftercare following inpatient treatment for opioid addiction is critical to long-term recovery.
After you complete opioid detox and residential treatment, it’s important to find aftercare services. That way, you can transition back to everyday life in recovery. Aftercare includes outpatient treatment, ongoing therapy, and peer support groups.
The following are the types of outpatient programs you can expect after inpatient rehab programs:
- Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP): After residential treatment, a partial hospitalization program (PHP) is the next step. During PHP, you’ll attend group therapy, psychoeducational courses, and individual therapy throughout your day in treatment. Most PHP programs occur for about 6 to 8 hours per day, five days per week.
- Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Following a PHP, many people move on to an intensive outpatient program (IOP). An IOP program helps you transition back to everyday life after a PHP. You’ll have more flexibility in your schedule to resume work, school, or family obligations while still getting a significant amount of treatment.
- Outpatient Program (OP): A traditional outpatient program involves some type of ongoing therapy. Many people visit with their therapist once a week for one-on-one counseling to address issues specific to or related to their opioid addiction. Alternatively, some clients choose group therapy or a mix of both during an outpatient program.
Opioid Rehab Therapies
At Music City Detox, we offer the following therapies to support our clients in recovery from opioid addiction:
- Psychiatry: Psychiatric medications can help to alleviate the underlying mental health symptoms that might be at the root of your addiction.
- Individual Therapy: During individual therapy, you and your therapist will discuss underlying symptoms and issues related to your opioid addiction.
- Family Therapy: It’s important to rebuild familial relationships disrupted by addiction. During family therapy, you and your family can work together with a therapist to resolve conflicts and improve communication skills.
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT): As one of the most common types of psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) helps you develop healthy ways of thinking to improve your mental health.
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): Originally developed to treat borderline personality disorder (BPD), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) treats several types of addictions and mental health disorders.
- Music Therapy: Our music therapy program helps you find a path toward healing through music. Our music therapists will guide through a number of activities, including song lyric analysis, songwriting, and performance that will provide you with a new outlet to express your emotions and cope with stress.
- Biosound Therapy: A unique form of integrative treatment, biosound therapy involves laying on a vibrating bed as low-frequency music helps your body and mind relax. This can reduce stress and anxiety as you detox from opioids and continue treatment.
- Holistic Therapy: At Music City Detox, we believe that a holistic approach to addiction treatment provides clients with multiple pathways to healing. Holistic therapy can include mindfulness, yoga, breathwork, and nutritional counseling.
The above-mentioned therapies help our clients develop a treatment plan that works for them and their unique needs. In addition, we also offer medication-assisted treatment (MAT), which combines FDA-approved medications with behavioral therapy to treat opioid use disorders.
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is one of the most effective ways to treat opioid addiction.
Our MAT program uses medications specifically prescribed to treat symptoms of opioid use disorder. This helps to prevent relapse and accidental overdose during early recovery. MAT also helps clients engage in their recovery by calming their cravings for opioids.
We offer the following medications during MAT for opioid addiction:
- Naltrexone: Naltrexone binds to and blocks the opioid receptors in the brain. This helps to reduce cravings as well as prevent accidental overdose if the person relapses during their recovery.
- Vivitrol: Vivitrol is an injectable form of naltrexone and works similarly. However, you only need to get an injection once a month instead of taking a daily medication.
- Suboxone: Suboxone combines two medications: buprenorphine and naloxone. Buprenorphine is a partial opioid agonist which acts on the opioid receptors, while naloxone (the main ingredient in Narcan) blocks the effects of opioids. Thus, Suboxone occupies the opioid receptors while also blocking the effects of opioids.
Opioid Rehab Success Rates
Attending drug and alcohol rehab programs improves your chances of successfully recovering from opioid addiction.
According to Drug and Alcohol Dependence, “More than 1 in 10 adults (27.5 million) in the U.S. reported ever having a substance use problem, and, among those with a problem, nearly 75% (20.5 million) reported being in recovery.” (In this report, being “in recovery” refers to a lower prevalence of substance use and engaging in some form of treatment).
Therefore, clients find success from attending treatment, whether this is reducing the risk of relapse or reducing the harm associated with substance abuse. In addition, participating in an MAT program can significantly reduce the risk of relapse on opioids.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), “Abundant evidence shows that methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone all reduce opioid use and opioid use disorder-related symptoms, and they reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission as well as criminal behavior associated with drug use.”
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