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Individuals requiring opiate addiction treatment cannot be cured through visits to a medical doctor or trips to the emergency room alone. They require ongoing, comprehensive support that addresses various physical and psychological needs and instruction on appropriate coping skills for when they are forced to navigate triggering situations.
Florida addiction treatment programs are available to ease withdrawal symptoms for clients who have developed a strong dependence on opioids or prescription painkillers. Contact our team at 833.551.2304 to learn more about how Gulf Breeze Recovery can support you through opiate detox center.
Although the terms opiate and opioid are often used interchangeably, they refer to different classifications of controlled narcotics. Both types of drugs are commonly prescribed for pain management, although both also can result in dependency.
The difference between the two is primarily based on whether the drug derives from a natural source or is entirely synthetic.
Technically, heroin is a naturally occurring opiate, although it frequently contains synthetic additives.
Often, opiate addiction problems originate with a doctor-administered, regular prescription painkiller. These are routinely administered to patients recovering from a surgical procedure or struggling with chronic conditions such as cancer.
At first, these medications generally work as intended. However, if taken too long, via a different method than prescribed (e.g., snorting or injecting) or in too large a dose, the brain comes to believe that it must remain on the opiate or prescription drug for survival. This may result in the patient developing a tolerance to the initial dose and a need for more and more of the medication to feel the same effects. If unchecked, this cycle may progress into a substance use disorder requiring medical intervention.
If you experience symptoms as a result of prolonged opiate or prescription drug use, you may be developing a substance use problem.
Common symptoms include:
If you have been taking high doses of opiates or prescription drugs for more than a few weeks, you will likely experience acute withdrawal symptoms. These may include:
These symptoms are at their most intense in the first few days after ceasing use of opiates or drugs and generally taper off after about a week. However, some symptoms, such as depression and anxiety, may linger for months.
Although opiate and prescription drug detox are rarely life-threatening, they can prove intensely uncomfortable. However, many of these symptoms can be more tolerable through pharmaceutical therapies and other interventions available through a dedicated opiate detox center.
If you believe you require opiate or prescription drug detox, help is available to break the cycle of abuse for good. Connect with one of our team members today at 833.551.2304 to learn more about the opiate detox center at Gulf Breeze Recovery.
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Dr. Lantie Elisabeth Jorandby has dedicated her professional life to treating patients for mental illness and addiction. She’s a nationally recognized expert in the field and is triple-board-certified in general psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and addiction medicine.
Dr. Jorandby graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Neuroscience. She attended medical school and completed her residency at the University of Florida.
After completing her Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Jorandby served as Medical Director for the dual diagnosis unit at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. She also served as faculty at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Psychiatry.
Dr. Jorandby also served as a staff psychiatrist for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Mental Health Supervisor at the VA Outpatient Clinic in Viera, Florida, the third largest Outpatient VA clinic in the country.
Most recently, Dr. Jorandby worked as Chief Medical Officer for Lakeview Health, a co-occurring substance use disorder facility, for five years. During her time at Lakeview, she oversaw the development of treatment programs for Veterans and First Responders and the expansion of the professionals program for the aviation industry and various state monitoring programs for safety-sensitive workers. She also oversaw the development of Koru Spring, a residential eating disorder program, which opened in 2023.
Dr. Jorandby is a frequently sought speaker on the topic of mental health disorders, including eating disorders and co-occurring disorders with addiction, and a regular contributor to Psychology Today. She is passionate about encouraging patients to seek treatment and recovery for mental health, eating disorders, and addiction.
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