Opiate addiction causes an increase in the tolerance of the drug which causes lots of overdose deaths. Opiate addicts increase as much as 3 to 5 times the lethal dose to keep their high. Detox from a high tolerance opiate addiction is very dangerous and can cause death. When opiate addicts relapse after a period of time it can be fatal because the tolerance level is not there anymore and the same amount of the last fix will kill the opiate addict. Opiate addiction demands have caused pharmacies to get robbed and forged prescriptions being written so people can get the opiates.
Opiate addiction requires immediate attention from people whom are familiar with how to handle opiate addiction. Opiate addiction is life threatening and should not be taken lightly.
Methadone is an opiate that is used to treat opiate addiction. While getting clean, the addict needs to be monitored carefully or the methadone can be addictive. Some of the side effects of the opiate addiction is psychological and physical dependence, muscle spasms, shallow and labored breathing, constipation, low blood pressure, disorientation and coma.
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