Tolerance

Whenever a user takes Oxycodone either for recreational purposes of as prescribed there is a risk that the user will develop a tolerance to the drug. Tolerance results from repeated use of a drug regardless of whether the drug is taken to relieve pain or if it is taken to produce a high, euphoric effect. As Oxycodone tolerance builds, the user will need to take more and more of the drug to produce the desired effect.

Because most users give in to Oxycodone tolerance either by taking the drug more often or taking more than is prescribed, there is a dire risk of addiction once tolerance has developed. This is why tolerance is actually the first sign of Oxycodone addiction and the first real symptom or sign that there is a potential need for help.

Oxycodone tolerance may cause the user to go through great lengths to find more Oxycodone, it may result in the user taking the drug more regularly or it could cause the average pill taker to use Oxycodone in other ways in an effort to produce the same effects. People who have developed a high tolerance for Oxycodone are like to resort to snorting or injecting the pills in an effort to produce a similar euphoric effect to that which they are accustomed to from the drugs.

There are many dangers associated with Oxycodone tolerance. For instance, a user who takes more oxycodone than he or she is prescribed or more than is recommended by a doctor is at risk of overdose. Oxycodone overdose is a potentially fatal complication that anyone who uses Oxycodone is at risk of suffering from. While taking the drug as prescribed is not likely to lead to overdose or any serious complications, taking more oxycodone than is recommended by a doctor as a result of a built up tolerance can prove to be deadly!

How Oxycodone Tolerance Leads to Addiction

People who continue to abuse Oxycodone will develop such a tolerance that they begin to take excessive amounts of the drug in an effort to produce similar effects to those which they are accustomed to. As the user continues to abuse Oxycodone, the tolerance builds even stronger and the need for more and more Oxycodone continues to rise. This tolerance leads a user right down the path to addiction.

Oxycodone addiction results when a user no longer cares about the warnings of excessive Oxycodone use, no longer worries about anything but getting high and is stuck spending all of his or her time focused on Oxycodone. The addiction can become so severe that every aspect of the user’s life revolves around finding Oxycodone, using Oxycodone and making sure to have more Oxycodone.

Family, friends, co-workers, relationships, finances, health and everything in the path of the user’s Oxycodone addiction fueled destruction will suffer as a result of what began as Oxycodone tolerance. If you or someone you know is addicted to Oxycodone, call our helpline at 1-800-895-1695 to talk with a counselor who can help you find local treatment that will give you the strength and support that you need to make a full recovery.