Treatment of pharmaceutical addiction

Patients taking certain medicines for a long time (e.g., tranquilizers (sedatives), pain-killers (tramadol), etc.) may get addicted. Pharmaceutical addiction is similar to addiction to narcotic substances. Overdosing of medicines is very dangerous, as well as their use together with alcohol. With the development of psychological dependence the patient begins to feel depressed, behave in unpredictable and aggressive way. At discontinuation, the symptoms of feeling tired, anxiety develop.

Drug addicts use a wide variety of medicines for making the effect of heroin or hashish stronger or as a substitute in absence of other drugs or for amelioration of withdrawal symptoms. Recently, benzodiazepines have become popular among teenagers who use the tablets in combination with beer or other alcohol in order to increase the ���high��� effect. These products may be very dangerous, especially Pohypnol. There were cases of fatal poisoning.

Everyone feeling that he/she can not live without medicines used, that sleep disorders, anxiety developed, should consult toxicologist. At Vilnius Toxicology Clinic a professional assistance will be offered to you.