Fentanyl Addiction Treatment

Someone walks up to you and offers you a pie. It’s cut into 10 slices. They tell you it’s your favorite flavor and it tastes incredible. You can have as much as you’d like, however, 7 of the 10 pieces have a high chance of killing you.
Would you eat a slice?
Most people, when faced with a 70% chance of death, will choose not to do that thing. In the case of substance use, however, the fact is lesser known and acknowledged, but it’s true. 7 out of every 10 pills seized by the DEA in 2023 contained a lethal dosage of fentanyl.

For every 3 people who overdose in Arizona, 2 of them usually involve fentanyl. That’s right, over 60% of all overdoses in Arizona are related to fentanyl, making it the most prevalent substance involved in drug-related fatalities in our state. Our team at Recovery Center for the Arts has seen how thoroughly this substance has impacted our community, and we’re prepared to help. Read on to learn more about how our program can address your fentanyl use disorder and bring back your creative spirit once more.

What We Treat: Fentanyl Addiction

The development of a substance use disorder isn’t something that happens overnight. It builds up upon itself, slowly growing like a weed in a flowering garden. Sometimes it blends in, might even have its own flowers, but in the end it can choke out many of the beautiful facets of life.

Fentanyl has its roots deep in the world of substance use. Even those who don’t actively seek out fentanyl run the risk of encountering it.

No one deserves to have their passions, connections, and creativity snuffed out by fentanyl. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the presence of fentanyl in your life, our team at Recovery Center for the Arts is here to help.

What Is Fentanyl?

Fentanyl falls into the family of opioid substances. Opioids are commonly used in medical practice, both in prescription form and used directly in medical settings such as surgeries.

If these substances are utilized by doctors and are approved by the government for medical use, what makes them a cause for concern?

Fentanyl is a highly potent form of opioid. To give some reference, it’s over 50 times more potent than morphine. This is why it’s most commonly used for people with high pain management needs for whom other treatment methods haven’t been effective, such as cancer patients.

How We Treat: The Healing Power of Creativity

When you're managing any form of substance use disorder, it eats away at your time. We only have so many minutes in a day to think. Having a fentanyl use disorder adds more for your brain to think about such as cravings, what you experience when you engage with fentanyl, and how to manage when you come down from your high.

When was the last time you read a book? Sat down with your friends and watched a movie?

Have you felt the spark to create recently? Did you brush it aside because your brain was too focused on fentanyl?

Is this how you want to live?

Our team at Recovery Center for the Arts is equipped to help you. It can seem daunting to step away from something that's so intertwined with how you currently live, but you can do it. You deserve to have the chance to heal your inner child.

Fentanyl Detoxification

While not all substances require a medical detox program, those using opioids like fentanyl will benefit from it.

When someone engages with fentanyl often, a dependency can develop. This just means that your brain has become accustomed to the substance regularly being present in your body. It adjusts to work around this substance, and when you remove it your body has to readjust to it no longer being there. This process and the symptoms associated with it are what makeup withdrawal.

Even though most of the side effects of fentanyl withdrawal are manageable, the cravings associated with it are very intense. A medical detox program, like the ones provided by our partner program, helps mitigate the symptoms of withdrawal to set you up with a strong foundation for your recovery.

Supportive Housing Programs

Substance use disorders, as we’ve mentioned, touch every corner of a person’s life. This can mean that the home you live in is filled with associations to fentanyl, or that you’re out of a place to live altogether.

This is where our supportive housing program helps. It provides adults in our recovery program with a safe haven during treatment. You’ll have access to professionals who can assist you at any time while being surrounded by others who are seeking healing just like you.

Outpatient Rehab Services

Outpatient programs provide all of the quality treatment and therapy that supportive housing and partial hospitalization do, but at a pace that works for you. We offer different levels of outpatient programming and will work with you to determine the best choice for your healing.

Not all healing is linear; people’s timelines and frequencies can shift over time. We’ve seen the curveballs life can throw, which is why we’re always happy to help you readjust your schedule when you’re in need of additional support.

Our outpatient programming offers many of the core components of other rehab centers like CBT and DBT, but we don’t just offer them. No, these core elements are woven into our many creative treatment programs. From the healing power of making music to art classes, psychodrama, and more – we’ll empower you to find your passion again.

Why Is Fentanyl So Dangerous?

We touched on how potent fentanyl is earlier (it’s 100 times stronger than heroin), but how does this translate to its danger levels?

It’s not the potency alone that makes fentanyl dangerous, but rather how often people encounter it unknowingly. Fentanyl is synthetic and cheap to produce, making it perfect for drug dealers across the state and the US to add it to their batches of other substances. This not only increases their profit but it makes the high more intense – it’s a win-win for them.

It’s not a win-win for those who take those substances without realizing what’s in them.

Fentanyl comes in a white powder form and is undetectable by the human eye alone. It blends in seamlessly with things like cocaine, meth, heroin, and more. When someone takes their normal dosage of cocaine, not knowing there’s fentanyl in it, the potency of fentanyl makes it easy for them to quickly overdose. Opioid overdoses can become fatal fast if you don’t know how to properly react to them. This is where medical help comes into play.

How To Know If You Need Treatment for Fentanyl Addiction

While no level of substance use is ever safe, how can you tell if you truly need a rehab program?

There is no exact formula for developing a fentanyl use disorder or for indicating that you need treatment. There are many common signs that you can look out for, however, to give you a decent idea.

The most common side effects of a fentanyl use disorder include:

New or worsening mood instability
Pulling away from friends and loved ones
A decline in libido
Respiratory impairment
New or worsening depression
New or worsening anxiety
Changes in menstrual cycle
Experiencing one or more overdoses in the past
Being unable to stop or lower your dosage of fentanyl, even if you want to

There are times when our minds work against us, convincing us we don’t have it “bad enough” to deserve treatment. This is entirely false. If you’re reading this right now and you’ve ever had even a passing desire of wanting to stop fentanyl use, you deserve to engage with a quality recovery program like RCFTA.

Your Treatment Options for Fentanyl Treatment in Arizona

If you’re ready to reclaim your life and passion again, there’s no better time to start. No matter your history with fentanyl use, mental health, and more, we’re equipped to teach you how to pave a successful road of recovery.

Healing takes time, and we’re committed to supporting you as long as you need it.

If you have any questions about our programming, or you want to know how to begin your new chapter in life, give us a call any time at (602) 579-9023. Our Recovery Center for the Arts team is here and happy to help.

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Get Help For Fentanyl Addiction Today At Recovery Center For The Arts In Arizona

It can be difficult to ask for help, but living in the cycle of fentanyl addiction is no way to go through life. Recovery Center for the Arts gives you the opportunity to not only find recovery from cocaine, but also discover new passions or relearn old ones. Through art and music, you will find healthy coping skills that will encourage you in recovery and allow you to leave fentanyl where it belongs – down the drain.

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