Opiate addiction is running rampant across the United States and around the world. This is a serious problem. Fortunately, it is also a treatable one. If you are addicted to opiates, you should seek treatment before it seriously affects your life, your finances, and your health.
Opiates can Destroy Your Life
Opiates are devastating drugs when you are addicted to them. An addiction can get to the point where nothing else matters. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, opiate use can:
- Destroy your family
- Distract your focus from what is important
- Make you lose your job
- Can cause you to lie or steal from your family and friends
- Make you abuse your family when you are high or do not have the drug
- Destroys friendships when your friends do not use opiates
Opiate addiction has serious social consequences.
Opiates can Ruin you Financially
Aside from losing your job, many people will do anything to get opiates once they are addicted. According to the Mayo Clinic, you may:
- Doctor shop which can be extremely expensive if you are paying for doctor’s visits
- Engage in high risk behaviors such as stealing which may have financial consequences
- Sell your possessions to pay for drugs
- Can cause job loss
- Stealing, prostitution, and other illegal activities can cause high legal fees.
Each of these is a financial risk of being addicted to opiates. The financial impact of legal fees alone can ruin you financially
Can Ruin your Health
Opiate addiction comes with a variety of health risks including:
- HIV and Hepatitis
- Bowel death due to chronic constipation
- Respiratory disease
- Kidney disease
- Heart disease
If you are a heavy user or are use opiates for an extended period of time, you will suffer from the long term effects of opiate use. These effects cause your immune system to weaken and your organs to start to fail.
It is important to seek treatment for your opiate addiction before you start to experience these devastating effects. Fortunately, treatment is available.