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RECO Intensive
140 NE 4th Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33483
561.808.7986
toll-free: 844.955.3042
email: [email protected]
toll free: 844.955.3042
local tel: 561.808.7986
fax: 561.450.6637
[email protected]
RECO Intensive
140 NE 4th Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33483
Throughout medical history, doctors have relied on sedative drugs in order to aid relaxation, sleep, and pain management. From early bromides, to barbiturates, to benzodiazepines and modern opioids, sedatives have often been discovered to beget addiction and dependency when made broadly available. Sedative abuse is a serious problem in the United States, contributing to our nation’s opioid drug overdose epidemic and spanning all demographics and geographical borders. The term “sedatives,” which are sometimes called tranquilizers or central nervous system depressants, encompasses a broad range of modern prescription drugs, including benzodiazepines, barbiturates, anesthetics, and opioid narcotics.
Prescription sedative drugs, particularly benzodiazepines like Valium and Xanax, create physical addiction and dependence when taken for prolonged periods of time. This means that the person taking the sedative medication will need to take more and more of the drug in order to experience the euphoric sedentary effects they seek. Many sedative addictions begin with a prescription, with physical dependence occurring unintentionally; furthermore, statistics from 2002 to 2011 indicate that abusers of prescription drugs are most likely to acquire their medication from friends or family members.1 In this way, the casual approach that many people have adopted toward sharing sedative drugs has led inexorably to an increase in prescription sedatives dependence and abuse.
Like most addictive drug dependency, sedative abuse doesn’t typically become a problem overnight; it starts with one-time usage, eventually becoming a habit before morphing into a full-blown addiction. Some of the signs and signals of sedative abuse include:
Due to the way that sedatives interact with brain and body chemistry, it is inadvisable to undergo detoxification from sedative addiction without the assistance of medical professionals. Withdrawal from many sedative drugs can lead to seizures and other issues, which can be potentially deadly; this is why sedative recovery programs are designed with comfort, pain management, and medical supervision in mind. Patients are monitored and evaluated throughout the process of detox in order to give them the best possible chance at continued sobriety, while also mitigating the negative psychological impacts of sedative abuse and dependency. Following detox, outpatient recovery programs like the one at RECO Intensive aid in further recovery and continued sobriety for those suffering from sedative dependency.
If you or a loved one is currently in the grips of sedative dependency and recognize that it’s time for a change, contact the seasoned recovery professionals at RECO Intensive today to start your own personal journey of recovery and reclaim your life.
1https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/Revised2k11NSDUHSummNatFindings/Revised2k11NSDUHSummNatFindings/NSDUHresults2011.htm
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