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Vicodin Rehab Treatment Program
in Orange County, CA

Vicodin Addiction typically occurs gradually in users who are often originally prescribed the medication by a trusted physician to cope with pain from an injury or after a surgery. The men and women who arrive in Newport Beach to receive rehab treatment from us after becoming addicted to vicodin have sometimes used alcohol their entire lives responsibly and never tried illegal drugs. Vicodin addiction is nonetheless a very serious phenomenon with potentially fatal effects (especially when combined with alcohol abuse) and that is why we call prescription medication addiction the invisible epidemic.

Vicodin is the brand name for a painkiller drug called hydrocodone which is combined with acetaminophen (tylenol). Hydrocodone is also manufactuered with acetaminophen under the following brand names: Anexsia, Anolor DH5, Bancap HC, Dolacet, Hydro, Lorcet, Lortab, Norco, T-Gesic, and Vadunk.

For mature adults, Sober Living by the Sea has a special treatment program called the Reflections Program which addresses alcoholism or prescription medication addiction in older adults

Vicodin Use Becomes Abuse and Finally a
Painkiller Addiction

Users can become physically and psychologically addicted to vicodin, which at first reduces pain and relaxes both the physical body and the mind. Vicodin addiction is extremely common among prescription drug users, most likely because it is readily prescribed for many different types of pain problems.

Once someone has finished their initial prescription they might become irritable and manufacture excuses to obtain prescriptions for vicodin.

Often the adult begins to exhibit the typical signs of chemical dependency including withdrawal, anger, denial, and obsession about obtaining more of the drug they are addicted to or a substitute like oxycontin (oxycodone), percocet, percodan, lorcet, lortab, or norco.

The adult may purchase more of the drug online, or even travel across country borders to obtain more vicodin or other prescription painkillers cheaply and in large quantities. The addicted user is now engaging in illegal behavior and runs the risk of being prosecuted for serious crimes.

Our Newport Beach Program to Treat Vicodin Addiction

Make no mistake that addiction to painkillers like vicodin, percodan, adderall, or norco is a very serious situation and needs to be addressed as such. Confronting people who are addicted to vicodin can be very difficult. There is often a lot of denial in the mind of the addicted person about their ability to cope with the craving and control the addiction.

Our twenty three years of experience treating men and women who suffer from pharmaceutical drug addiction in California has given us unique insights which have allowed us to create our addiction treatment program that is tailored for users of prescription meds.

Do not wait any longer, contact admissions immediately. Get yourself or your loved one here to our Orange County treatment facility and turn the recovery over to our team of caring and respectful addictions experts.

Be sure to Watch our Welcome Video Guide For Families:

Be sure to check out the Addiction Treatment Program Video for Clients and Families because it will explain a lot about how the process will work.

This video will give an overview of what you can expect once you or your loved one arrives at one of the Sober Living by the Sea Facilities here in Orange County (or at Sunrise Recovery Ranch in the California Foothills).