Symptoms of Withdrawal

Depending on the type of addiction a person has, will determine the typical withdrawal symptoms they will go through. This is a basic list of typical withdrawal symptoms from particular addictions.

Alcohol: Typical withdrawal symptoms are sweating, anxiety, tremors, seizures, psychosis, and fluctuations in blood pressure and heart rate. A person will go through what is called the DT’s (delirium tremens) - a state of extreme agitation, with periods of hallucinations, hyperactivity, tremors, and confusion.

Opiates/Narcotics: Mimic alcohol withdrawal in the anxiety, and increased heart rate and blood pressure, with the addition of insomnia, dilated pupils, nausea, and vomiting.

Stimulants: Typical withdrawal symptoms are excessive fatigue, depression, and bouts with migraines.

Barbiturates: Withdrawal symptoms commonly associated with barbiturates are nausea, fast breathing, increased heart rate, tremors, muscle pains, insomnia, hallucinations, convulsions, and delirium. If withdrawal is not monitored closely when dealing with barbiturates, death is very possible.

Benzodiazepines: The common withdrawal symptoms associated with Benzodiazepines are delirium; muscle twitches; hallucinations; sensitivity to light, sound taste and smell; tinnitus; tingling and/or numbness; and insomnia.


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Stimulants

Stimulants or psycho-stimulants are psychoactive drugs. They cause temporary improvements in mental functions and/or physical functions. They have been abused as performance enhancers and as recreational ‘highs’. As performance enhancers they suppress appetite to facilitate weight loss, increase wakefulness and movement, enhance alertness and increase focus and attention. The euphoric effects of stimulants usually occur when they are crushed and then snorted or injected. Because the effects of stimulants have an “up” quality to them they are sometimes referred to as uppers. Stimulants are widely used throughout the world as prescription medicines and as illegal substances of recreational abuse.

Stimulants enhance the activity of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Common effects, which can differ depending on the substance, may include alertness, awareness, wakefulness, endurance, productivity and motivation; increased arousal, movement, body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure; and give the false feeling that you don’t need food and sleep, which can lead to malnutrition. While many stimulants are capable of improving mood and relieving anxiety, many are also capable of causing anxiety.

Repeated use of stimulants can make a person experience feelings of hostility and paranoia. When taken in high doses they can lead to serious cardiovascular complications including stroke. Addiction is a possibility for anyone taking them without medical supervision. With chronic use you may see withdrawal symptoms including fatigue, depression and disturbed sleep patterns, when the drugs are discontinued.

In a nationwide survey in 2008 it was indicated that 1.6% of 8th graders, 2.9% of 10th graders and 3.4% of 12th graders admitted to nonmedical use of Ritalin. While these numbers are down slightly from previous years, it is still an alarming number who admit to use of the drug.

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Drug Identification ~ Additional Stimulants ~ Ritalin

Other Names: Ritalin, Cylert, Preludin, Didrex, Pre-State, Voranil, Sandrex, and Plegine
What It Looks Like: Pills or capsules
How it's Administered: It's taken orally or injected.
Effects on User: Loss of appetite, fevers, convulsions, severe headaches, irregular heartbeat and respiration, paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, excessive repetition of movements and meaningless tasks.

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