Oxycontin Addiction

OxyContin Detox

OxyContin detox breaks the dependency that enslaves patients to oxycodone

The desire for the high that only prescription narcotics, like OxyContin ®, can bring has transformed many painkillers into drugs of illicit choice for patients worldwide. Their dependency only increases unless they undergo an OxyContin detoxification.

 “You can't imagine what it is like to be enslaved to oxycodone,” says OxyContin detox patient Susie, “the fear and loneliness you live with every day. I really believed I was going to die. You gave me the courage to live again.”

A painkiller regime with OxyContin ® meant for pain treatment drove Susie to a prescription dependency. Many patients start on opiate medication with legitimate reasons:

1. to manage pain,
2. to treat emotional disorders,
3. to manage misdiagnosed depression, anxiety or emotional trauma.

Other seeks narcotic pain relievers to enjoy recreational elation or euphoria in non-medical use. (see chart) (i)

More than 6.3 Million Americans Reported Current Use of Prescription Drugs for Nonmedical Purposes in 2003

Without OxyContin detox, dependency on OxyContin ® soon takes over and becomes an addiction. Patients like Suzie believe they are going to die because the pain from trying to stop a supply of OxyContin ® on their own triggers a withdrawal syndrome in the body. At that point patients come to us seeking medical help for rapid detoxification from the powerful prescription drug.

The Waismann Method of Rapid Detoxification Under Anesthesia provides a medical solution to dependent patients seeking OxyContin detox, or who experience addiction to opiate medications like OxyContin. (ii)

The Waismann Method

We have established the Waismann Method for OxyContin detox as a clinically proven treatment that is effective for a wide range of opiates including: Codeine, Darvocet ®, Dilaudid ®, Heroin, Hydrocodone, Lorcet ®, Lortab ®, Methadone, MS Contin ®, Norco ®, Oxycodone, OxyContin ®, Percocet ®, Percodan ®, Stadol ®, Suboxone ® (Buprenorphine ®), Tramadol (Ultram ®), Vicodin ®, and others.

The Waismann Method maintains its leading position in treating the disease of OxyContin physical dependency. We set the standard by which other treatments are measured. We are committed to changing the way our world sees drug dependency. It is no longer a hidden and shameful disease of the stereotypical "drug addict," but rather a medical malaise caused by a legitimate chemical imbalance.

The Waismann Method of rapid detoxification under anesthesia uses the most advanced medical techniques available for opiate or OxyContin detox. We treat our patients with the highest degree of professionalism, dignity and respect.

• The OxyContin detox procedure takes place in a full service hospital to provide close patient monitoring. Patients are admitted the day before the procedure for a complete medical evaluation. It is imperative that patients spend 24-48 hours in-patient, so pre-medication can be properly administered to stabilize body functions which help to achieve a smooth and safe procedure.

• Patients are transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU), where medically induced withdrawal is controlled and closely monitored by either Dr. Bernstein or Dr. Lowenstein. Both doctors are Board Certified anesthesiologists, nationally recognized for their expertise in the Waismann Method. Upon awakening, the patient is no longer physically dependent on opiates and has no conscious awareness of experiencing the withdrawal process during the procedure.

• Post-procedure, patients are monitored under our care at our hospital to stabilize their mental and physical condition. Usually patients are discharged at least 24-48 hours later, or when authorized by our physicians.

We are proud to offer our patients the best OxyContin rapid detox procedure medicine has to offer for opiate dependency.

The major difference between the Waismann Method and other medical detoxifications is the safety, comfort, and success of our patients. Every patient has a different medical and dependency history, so at the Waismann Method we treat our patients as individuals with specific needs.

Our Optional After-Care and Treatment Center

We have also created an after-care environment that treats dependencies of all kinds: anxiety, depression, trauma, loss, and personal crisis. We firmly believe that your treatment should be based on proven best-practices in a peaceful environment filled with dignity, respect, and optimism.

Unique in its approach, Domus Retreat focuses on your individual core issues that often serve to maintain your cycle of addiction. Healing of core issues occurs through multiple intensive psychotherapy sessions per week with highly credentialed professionals. In addition to looking at core issues, your individualized treatment will address unhealthy repetitions and thinking patterns that, in the past, have resulted in self-destruction and relapse. Group work occurs in small, effective and private settings. These treatment elements are uniquely blended, along with spa elements, to affect significant and lasting change, which puts you on the path of sustained recovery!

Domus Retreat provides a private, ultra-luxurious, exclusive and intimate setting for a maximum of 6 patients at one time.

The Waismann Method is an effective, safe and humane answer to the devastating illness of OxyContin dependency.

See more about the Waismann Method and OxyContin detoxification under anesthesia.

"…I never would have had the freedom from that drug if it wasn't for the rapid detox program,” says Oxycodone addiction patient, Susie.

Read Susie’s story.

(ii) Addiction is an opiate dependency on similar prescription painkillers like Anexsia®, Darvocet ®, Hycodan®, Hycomine®, Lorazapam®, Lorcet®, Lortab®, Norco®, OxyContin ®, Percocet ®, Tramadol ®, Tussionex®, Tylox®, Vicoprofen®, and Zydone ®, among others.