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Oxycontin has become a widely abused prescription drug, but like illegal drugs people suffer oxycontin withdrawal. Compared to heroin withdrawal, oxycontin withdrawal occurs with legitimate users. Oxycontin withdrawal can be extremely severe and requires a medical expert to help the patient get through the oxycontin withdrawal with as little pain as possible.
Oxycontin withdrawal symptoms are just like heroin, in that the individual''s entire body will feel the effects. Symptoms of oxycontin withdrawal can include diarrhea, vomiting, insomnia, and muscle and bone pain, in addition to other withdrawal symptoms. It is very important to have proper medical supervision if discontinuing oxycontin in order to avoid oxycontin withdrawal. Many oxycontin patients were unaware that oxycontin withdrawal would occur.
Due to the addictive nature of oxycontin, bodies build up a tolerance to it and require more oxycontin to produce the same results as it did previously with a lesser amount. The increased oxycontin does not make oxycontin withdrawal any easier. When a warning was issued to physicians regarding the high addictive nature of oxycontin, patients were already suffering oxycontin withdrawals that they were unaware would occur.
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