Opioid Abuse Symptoms
Do you have any symptoms of Opioid Abuse? Do you even know what they are? Learn more about each symptom of this condition below and what to do if you think you may have Opioid Abuse.
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Symptoms of Opioid Abuse
The symptoms below are associated with opioid abuse. If you experience any one of them, see your doctor.
- Tolerance-need to increase the dose to get the same effect
- Increasing amounts of time spent drug-seeking
- Interference of drug or drug-seeking behavior with social, occupational, or school functioning
- Continued use of drugs despite social, legal, occupational, or interpersonal problems stemming from drug use
- Desire or efforts made to decrease or stop drug use
- Withdrawal (see below)-adverse symptoms occur when the drug is not taken
Opioid withdrawal symptoms:
- Aching
- Fever
- Sweating
- Chills
- Craving
- Diarrhea , nausea, vomiting
- Sleeplessness
- Abdominal pain
- Muscle aches
- Goose pimples
- Uncontrollable shivering, tremors
- Restlessness
- Tearing eyes, runny nose (always wiping your nose)
- Yawning
- Panic
- Irritability
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