Codeine Addiction Treatment
 Codeine is
a narcotic analgesic used to treat pain. It is sold under a
variety of brand names and is frequently combined with other
drugs.
As with other opiate based pain killers chronic use of
codeine can cause a physical dependence to develop. When
physical dependence has developed to codeine it means if
a person stops the medication too quickly they may experience
withdrawal symptoms including:
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excessive craving
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runny nose
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yawning
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sweating
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restless sleep
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weakness
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stomach cramps
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nausea
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vomiting
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diarrhea
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muscle spasms
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chills
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irritability
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pain.
Codeine can be used as a
recreational drug, however, unlike
Oxycodone or Hydrocodone, it
has a far less dependency potential.
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