Drug dependence is a condition that occurs with long courses of taking certain drugs.

With drug dependence, a person begins to constantly need to take a certain substance. In this case, the withdrawal or absence of the drug leads to "breaking" or withdrawal. This condition is accompanied by a hysterical fear that it will not be possible to get the drug.

A person begins to look for this remedy, we can say that he is attracted to it.

There is an opinion that if you use morphine in moderate doses, it will cause exceptionally pleasant drowsiness and euphoria, many who have tried the drug are fascinated by the state of carelessness and relaxation. A person begins to feel in imaginary safety, becomes more confident in himself, the feeling of fear completely disappears. And after the effect of the drug ends, the person returns to the real world, where you need to make decisions, be responsible for them, cope with difficulties. And the fear of reality cannot be compared with the illusory world into which the drug leads.

If you take morphine for several weeks, then a persistent dependence develops, with which it is almost impossible to cope on your own.

After prolonged abuse of drugs with codeine, abstinence begins after cancellation. The first symptoms of withdrawal appear already 8-9 hours after taking the last dose of codeine. The addict has tremor of the hands, dizziness, nausea and vomiting begins. Withdrawal with codeine dependence lasts from 5 to 10 days, depending on the "experience" and the usual dose of the drug.

Treatment of drug dependence begins with determining the type and stage of the disease. The most important thing is to achieve a complete exclusion of taking the drug that caused the addiction. The sincere desire of the patient helps a lot, thanks to him, full recovery can occur faster.

Drug addiction and drug dependence are related in the principles of staging, the causes of occurrence and partly in the method of treatment. However, there are significant differences.

In general, the treatment of drug dependence is a therapeutic complex, which includes psychotherapy, the appointment of drugs, complete cleansing of the body and other measures.

To prevent a diagnosis of drug dependence, prevention is crucial.

How do I do this?

• Limit the time course of use of drugs that can cause dependence.
• Combine funds without threatening treatment, reduce therapeutic doses.
• With prolonged therapy, practice a gradual dose reduction or temporary withdrawal of the drug, followed by monitoring the possible development of withdrawal syndrome.
• If necessary, switch to another drug.
• Look for alternative, non-drug methods of treatment: psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, acupuncture, physiotherapy and so on.

Definitely it is not treated with pills! Such dependence is handled by a psychotherapist, since in most cases this addiction masks the presence of psychological problems - intra- and interpersonal conflicts, increased anxiety, life dissatisfaction. To treat such an addiction will have a long and difficult time.

Know that the uncontrolled use of drugs is dangerous to your health!