Dilaudid Information

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Dilaudid is part of a large group of drugs that are chemically similar to opium and that are used as painkillers. It is a brand name for an opiate called hydromorphone. As one can tell from the name, it is derived from morphine. While it is has a stronger painkilling action than morphine, it is somewhat less likely to addict someone.

But when a drug is one that is frequently sought for abuse, this slight difference is not much help. Heavy abuse over an extended time will still addict a person.

Among those seeking to abuse opiates, this drug is referred to as “dillies,” among other nicknames. It is usually injected as it does not have the same impact when snorted or swallowed. Therefore the opiate abuser who does not want to inject a drug may not be attracted to it. But when injected, it will create a strong euphoria.

Those who abuse opiates have many procedures they share online on how to abuse Dilaudid most effectively. They can be injected, snorted, turned into a solution and dropped into the nose, or used rectally. But abusers agree that the high that is available is worth the work. Some abusers mix it with other opiates like heroin - a highly dangerous practice because of the possibility of an overdose resulting in death.

Dilaudid pills come in pink, orange, yellow and white, and range from two milligrams to eight milligrams. They may be either round or triangular. Abbott Laboratories owns this name but it may be used to describe any hydromorphone product. Other brand names of hydromorphone include Exalgo, Hydrostat, and Palladone. This drug is also offered as a cough medication, particularly for hard, dry coughs.

Effects are Same as for Other Opiates

The signs of abuse are basically the same for all opiates. The intensity of one effect or another may vary slightly and the addictiveness of specific drugs will also vary. As mentioned, Dilaudid has a slightly lower addictiveness but this means little when a person is abusing the drug, increasing the dosage as the tolerance increases and continuing this practice over weeks or months.

As with other opiates, the signs of Dilaudid use or abuse include:

• Dizziness, lightheadedness
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Stomach pain
• Retention of urine
• Constipation
• Difficulty breathing
• Fainting

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Overdoses of opiates like Dilaudid normally kill a person by interfering with the body’s ability to breathe. If Dilaudid is abused along with another drug that slows breathing, the result can quite easily be death.

Some people will abuse this drug to help them settle down after abusing a stimulant such as Ecstasy, methamphetamine or Adderall.

Dilaudid abuse might create addiction a little slower than abuse of other opiates, but once the person is addicted, there is no significant difference. He (or she) will have developed a tolerance, meaning that he would have needed to increase the dosage again and again as the body became accustomed to the presence of the drug. If he misses a dose of the drug, withdrawal symptoms will set in as the drug wears off.

One addict reported that his dosage increased from 8-10 mg per day to 44 mg per day two months later, to 72 mg after six months to 112 mg after a year. After that point, no amount was able to get him high. He was injecting the drug just to keep withdrawal symptoms away and be able to function.

Symptoms of his withdrawal from Dilaudid were typical for opiates:

• Profuse sweating
• Stomach cramps
• Anxiety
• Vomiting
• Intense diarrhea
• Emotional rages
• Watery eyes and nose
• Intense cravings for the drug
• Joint pain
• Restlessness, especially in the legs
• Headaches

Addiction to Dilaudid

It is a rare person who can abuse an opioid as strong as Dilaudid and not get addicted. For most people, continued use will make it difficult to quit when they want to. Getting clean and sober means they have to get through the typical opiate withdrawal symptoms which can mean some days of pain, sickness, and misery.

Specifically, withdrawal effects from Dilaudid will include:

• Muscle pain
• Body cramps
• Insomnia
• Vomiting
• Tremors, shaking and restlessness
• Severe cold sweats
• Diarrhea
• “Dysphoria”—defined as a feeling of depression, anxiety, and unease

The usual list of effects of opiate withdrawal will also include a runny nose, goose bumps and yawning but these rather harmless symptoms tend to minimize the severe sickness that typically occurs when a person is trying to get off drugs “cold turkey.”

According to the National Institutes of Health, it can be possible to detect withdrawal symptoms after just a week of Dilaudid administration. Physical dependence is likely to be significant after several weeks of administration. Some drug users report that they go through withdrawal from Dilaudid use after just a few days or a week of use at home or in the hospital.

But what also happens is that a person in this situation gets sick with withdrawal symptoms but just thinks they came down with the flu after leaving the hospital. They recover and never realize they went through an opiate withdrawal after their medical care.

The Narconon Drug Rehab Program Provides Support for Withdrawal

Those who choose the Narconon program to get off opiates like Dilaudid are often surprised and pleased to find out that the withdrawal they experience at these centers is much more tolerable than they have experienced before. Following any medical wean down needed, the person is then begun on a program of generous and continuous nutritional support that assists in restoring the deficiencies created by the drug use and therefore reducing many of the withdrawal symptoms. And each person at a Narconon center is given plenty of one-on-one help to stay focused on recovery and the future instead of being anxious and depressed. This support has been shown to lift spirits and provide hope of real recovery from the very beginning.

But a positive withdrawal experience is just the first step on the road to lasting sobriety. From here, the Narconon program guides each person through repairing the damage that addiction creates and learning the life skills that are needed to make drug-free decisions on a daily basis. A thorough sauna-based detoxification action flushes out old drug toxins and helps reduce cravings.

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When Addiction Rehab is Needed

A person who has come to rely on this drug to get through life, who dreads withdrawal so much that he will compromise his own integrity to remain on a drug like Dilaudid, needs drug rehabilitation to resume a normal, drug-free life again. Families so very often feel disgraced or embarrassed by having one of their members addicted to drugs. But in fact, there are millions of other Americans and tens of millions of other people in other parts of the world who are addicted to drugs or alcohol. What is really significant is finding the right help for the person so he can achieve a productive, enjoyable life without drugs.

Tens of thousands of people around the world have sought out Narconon rehab centers for the help they needed. The Narconon rehab program addresses the types of damage done by addiction and teaches each person how to repair it themselves. Damage like broken relationships, the wrong choice of friends and associates, lost personal integrity, cloudy thinking and dimmed perceptions are all addressed as part of this recovery action.

Each person learns the fundamentals of how these types of damage can be put right again and then they put these fundamentals into practical use. The effect of this practical approach gives each person the tools they need to stay sober.

A thorough detoxification followed by unique orientation exercises and life skills training enable a person in a drug program to see things in a whole new light so they can live an enjoyable, productive life again. This is the way the Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program works.

It takes eight to ten weeks for most people to complete this program.

Learn more about this innovative, holistic program with locations across the US and around the world.