Addiction treatment is absolutely necessary once you realize that your narcotic abuse has become dangerous to you and is no longer within your control. Call 800-934-1582(Who Answers?) to find rehab centers that will cater to your needs.

1. Overdose

If you have experienced an overdose on opioids, it is imperative that you seek addiction treatment right away. Not only does this illustrate the fact that you are unable to control your substance abuse, the National Institute on Drug Abuse states, “when abused, even a single large dose can cause severe respiratory depression and death,” a frequent result of overdose.

2. Withdrawal Symptoms

Those who are using narcotics as prescribed can often expect to experience withdrawal symptoms if they suddenly stop taking the drug, but individuals who abuse them will also undergo these symptoms after a while. Common withdrawal symptoms include: flu-like symptoms, sweating, depression, nausea, and pain.

3. Considering Heroin Use

Especially if you have been using prescription narcotics to get high and are considering switching to heroin because it is cheaper and easier to obtain, you should seek treatment immediately. Many individuals make this transition, which only causes more severe problems.

4. Cravings

Cravings are a strong sign of addiction and can be very severe. Someone who craves opioids will often be unable to quit on their own, as the cravings themselves will make this very difficult.

5. Making Excuses to Use Narcotics

Starting a sentence with “I need to take these drugs because…” is always a bad sign. If you notice you are making excuses for yourself to use narcotics more and more, you should seek treatment immediately, as you soon will find difficulty managing your use of them.

6. Tolerance

When you begin to notice the same amount of the drug you have been using no longer gets you high, this is called tolerance. Though it occurs when opioids are used regularly to treat pain, when they are abused, it goes hand-in-hand with addiction.

7. Secretive Behavior

If you are participating in “secretive behavior to hide drug use,” you obviously know what you are doing is dangerous and that the other people in your life would not approve, and you continue to do it anyway (National Library of Medicine). This is a dangerous sign.

8. Drug-seeking Behavior

Your behavior will start to change when you become addicted to a drug. You will often seek it out, even to your own detriment. Many people also break the law, stealing prescription pads to get narcotics illegally or taking money from loved ones.

9. Severe Life Problems

When you experience a severe problem in your life caused by your narcotic abuse such as:

• Getting arrested
• Losing your job
• Losing an important relationship
• Failing a test, failing out of school, getting expelled, etc.
• Experiencing financial troubles

and you still can’t quit, it is time to seek treatment.

10. No Control

The minute you start to feel like your drug abuse is out of your control, it probably is. It is important to seek treatment right away instead of waiting in order to ensure you get the help you need.

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