Narcotics referred to as opiates are one of the curses on humanity causing harm to people on a large scale. It is found by National Survey on Drug Use in 2014, 21.5 million US citizens are addicted to drugs. With the course of time, the number has increased only killing thousands of people every year.

Perils of Opiate Withdrawal

As a person becomes dependent on certain drugs over a certain period giving the drugs to control their moods and mental health, opiate withdrawal is definitely life-threatening. The risk factors related to it are,

• Period of usage
• The frequency of taking drugs
• Dose
• Mental health condition
• Types of drugs taken

Symptoms

Not only heroin or methadone is known to be opiates affecting the human body, the painkillers used in the treatment have addiction characteristics in them.

• Cravings for more opiate
• Sweating
• Tearing up
• Nose running
• Problematic sleeping pattern
• Increase in heartbeat
• Fever
• Diarrhea
• Muscle cramping
• Agitation

Sever impact on the mental health leading anxiety, hypertension, and depression. People often undergo hallucinations and have problems to get adjusted to the society. Then incurs the isolation and aloofness of the person from social activities and not taking help from anyone.

Treatment

Drug addiction is categorized as a terminal problem causing the untimely death of a person.

Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics imply that the drug use is surfaced in a person’s life because of his/her genes. 12-17 years old people are widely addicted which is a grave concern for the nation. Hence, with strict laws, proper counseling and undertaking awareness programs the issue can be treated.