OxyContin is a brand-name for the drug Oxycodone, which is a pain-relieving medicine prescribed by doctors. Derived from opiates, this addictive drug is used to treat moderate to severe pain. Recreational users obtain and use OxyContin in order to experience the euphoric effects of the drug. Headaches, dizziness, and fatigue are all side-effects associated with the use of OxyContin, but high doses can also cause hypotension, respiratory arrest, and in extreme cases, even death.

There is a risk of severe withdrawal symptoms should a patient or recreational OxyContin user abruptly stop the usage of OxyContin, and the higher use, the more intense the withdrawal will be, putting recreational users at an even greater risk. Anxiety, tremors, fever, muscle pain and weakness, and symptoms similar to the flu, like vomiting and diarrhea, have all been reported by individuals in withdrawal from OxyContin.

Many users of OxyContin seeking to stop using the drug will be offered methadone as a treatment for the intense withdrawal experienced during OxyContin drug rehab. Methadone is only given to the patient by a health professional, allowing the patient to experience decreased withdrawal symptoms. Methadone is by no means to be considered a miracle drug for OxyContin drug rehab. It has a broad range of negative effects that are often as troublesome and deadly as OxyContin addiction itself can be. Methadone use leads to impaired motor functions, which can put the user at risk of a lot of accidents, such as those involving heavy machinery or simply a car. It also can cause seizures, chronic fatigue, hypotension (low blood pressure), pregnancy complications, and even death. Methadone is not an adequate solution to the problem of OxyContin drug rehab.

OxyContin drug rehab is best accomplished by way of a natural and healthy approach. This method of OxyContin drug rehab is brought about through the use of monitored withdrawal, during which the former OxyContin addict is watched by a team of  professional experts during the intense withdrawal. The staff will help the patient through this difficult time with proper dietary supplements and physical assistance. The group therapy portion of the natural OxyContin drug rehab will allow the addict to connect with and draw strength from other former users, while the individual portion of the OxyContin rehab program will allow the addict to learn how to not fall back in the addiction trap and to map out a plan for their future, a future which does not include the use of OxyContin.