Vicodin, OxyContin®, codeine and other prescription opioids are highly addictive and may lead to opiate abuse. When you have surgery, or need the help of a painkiller, opiate abuse may be the last thing on your mind. Once you realize that your body needs the opioid to function normally, you may feel embarrassed to admit the dependency to anyone, even your family. Whether you live in San Antonio, ...
Opiate Withdrawal During Pregnancy – San Antonio, TX
When you find out you're pregnant, and have been using opiates, it's natural to want to stop using the drugs immediately. You want what’s best for the baby, and that's a great thing. However, it’s vitally important that opiate withdrawal during pregnant happen in an environment of medical supervision and support. The health and possibly life of your baby depends on transitioning from the opioids ...
The High Life: Withdrawal from Opiates in San Antonio
There’s an extraordinary luncheon platter being served, a cold turkey sandwich deluxe, on the menu at Anna’s Café in San Antonio, Texas. Withdrawal from opiates in San Antonio comes as a side dish, since you will no longer be able to buy heroin as part of the blue plate special. Officials from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration working with the San Antonio Police Department made half a dozen ...
Methadone Drug Rehabilitation Centers San Antonio Texas
If you’re ready to get off pain pills, heroin, or whatever opiate you’ve been using, you need information about methadone drug rehabilitation centers in San Antonio, Texas. Most people think that rehab means getting put into some kind of lockdown place like the ones you see in movies like Clean and Sober or 28 Days. The real truth about drug treatment is much different than the fictional ...
Heroin in San Antonio: From Mexico, Without Love
Now that you’re in heroin rehab, you may find it interesting to learn more about the Mexican drug cartels that supply so much of the heroin in San Antonio, TX and throughout the Southwest. The truth is that with more states legalizing marijuana for medical or recreational use, the cartels are selling less of it and therefore putting a greater focus on heroin—as well as meth—in order to keep ...
Exploring Options for Opiate Treatment in San Antonio
If you’re looking for opiate treatment in San Antonio, TX or anywhere in the Bexar County area, there are several options available. The State of Texas has been proactive going back as early as the late 1930s in establishing programs for alcohol and drug abuse treatment. It was really former governor Ann Richards in the 1990s—herself a self-proclaimed alcoholic—who got the ball rolling and updated ...
