Pain Medicine Detox Under General Anesthesia Is Controversial

In recent years, there has been a significant storm about misconceptions about pain medicine detox. Many people falsely believe that all pain medicine detox is best achieved while the addict is under general anesthesia. This is often referred to in the media as "rapid detox" and is a risky and dangerous procedure best undertaken in a hospital setting. Much of the controversy comes from people believing that detox with general anesthesia is simply the "easy way out" - that if an addict simply wakes up are they instantly cured of their addiction? The clear answer is no.
　
Pain medicine detox is a process, and the detox is just one part of recovery from addiction. Before an addict can achieve a meaningful recovery from their addiction to pain pills, they must complete the detox phase of their treatment. This entails safely and comfortably, under medical supervision, removing every last trace of harmful toxins from the drugs from the system. This is not a step that can or should be skipped, and effective pain drug rehab cannot continue without the completion of pain medicine detox.
　
Most drug treatment centers in this country, including The Treatment Center, do not offer addicts the option of achieving pain medicine detox under general anesthesia. But what most drug treatment centers, including The Treatment Center, do offer is a safe and medically managed pain medicine detox program that is designed to put the comfort and well-being of every pain pill addict as the first priority.
　
It is important to reassure every person addicted to pain pills that while pain medicine detox is critical to recovery, it is only through changing one’s attitudes and behaviors will true peace and freedom from addiction be reached. Pain drug rehab is the next logical step for every person addicted to pain pills, and every addict must understand that recovery is possible without taking the risk of rapid detox.