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Doctors often provide medication in addiction to counseling in codeine rehab.
Like heroin, codeine is an opioid(methylmorphine) and often prescribed for mild pain relief or as an antitussive agent in cough syrups. Long term use causes dependence, leading to codeine addiction which has become a phenomenon with the emergence of drug trends that involve drinking Codeine-Promethazine cough syrup, also known as “Syrup,””Sizzurp,” or “Lean”. It is called lean because it causes users to lose their coordination. Other terms for syrup may be AC/DC, barr, down, Karo, or nods.
There is an increased visibility and observed prevalence of recreational syrup usage among teenagers, African-Americans, and club goers because they can sip their “syrup” in public. It can be diluted with other liquids and drank slowly for continued effects, but after long term use, just like other opiates, it causes addiction for which codeine addiction treatment becomes necessary.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Deaths from prescription opioid medications now outnumber overdose deaths from all other drugs (including cocaine and heroin), and codeine-promethazine cough syrup has been linked to the overdose deaths of some prominent musicians.”
Medication Use in Codeine Addiction Treatment
As a treatment for codeine addiction, medications may be prescribed to alleviate the typical withdrawal symptoms that are experienced. These withdrawal symptoms can be mild to severe and range from nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, irritability, anxiety, or depression. But as a relative of morphine, other medications may be necessary to eliminate the cravings for the rewarding effects that opioid drugs produce in the opioid receptors of the brain. Over time, these receptors become damaged and mishandle the messages that they are normally meant to communicate throughout the body.
Medications to counteract these problems are critical components of medications used in codeine addiction treatment.
Detoxification from opioids can be a traumatic event and is, often, the reason many opiate addicts relapse. They simply cannot handle the conditions that stopping opiate use presents. Codeine addiction treatment specialists recognize the need to provide medications that eliminate cravings during detox and also, as a continued maintenance program for ongoing recovery to prevent relapse and ensure greater success for opiate abstinence.
The most common medications used in codeine addiction treatment include:
- Agonists, such as Methadone (Dolophine or Methadose),activate opioid receptors to prevent withdrawals and act as a safe medication to replace the rewarding effects of opiate abuse.
- Partial agonists, such as Buprenorphine (Subutex, Suboxone),activate opioid receptors but produce a diminished response which relieves cravings without producing the “high” or dangerous side effects of opioids.
- Antagonists such as Naltrexone (Depade, Revia) which block the receptor and interfere with the rewarding effects of opioid use.
How Outpatient Codeine Rehab Can Help You Overcome -
By attending an outpatient program, you can continue working and living your normal life while seeking the medical care you need. 
Codeine Addiction Treatment Options -
Codeine is an opioid narcotic often found in pain medications and cough syrups and is one of the most widely used opioid analgesics in the world. Conversion of codeine to morphine occurs through the liver metabolism. In most individuals, this averages about 10 % potency of morphine with similar effects. Codeine can induce euphoria, sedation, ... 
Codeine Addiction Treatment -
Codeine is a legally prescribed narcotic that has a high potential for abuse and for subsequent addiction. Many people underestimate how dangerous this medication is and how addictive it really can be. Once addiction sets in, the decision to quit may be hindered by withdrawal symptoms that make it difficult to say no to the drug. Codeine addiction ... 
Codeine Overdose Treatment -
Codeine, a prescription medication, is most often prescribed to treat conditions involving mild to moderate pain symptoms. As an analgesic, codeine falls within the narcotics or opioid class of drugs. When taken as prescribed codeine overdose is unlikely. In cases where a person abuses the drug or takes unusually large amounts, the potential for codeine ... 
Codeine Uses -
There are a number of medical uses for codeine but its primary use is for the treatment of mild to moderate pain. Sometimes, codeine is also prescribed as a cough suppressant and the medication can be found in smaller doses in many over-the-counter cough suppressants. Codeine is usually used in combination with other medications such ...