March 18th, 2008 by jgold454

Addiction to prescription drugs is a growing problem in the United States, most commonly among painkillers. A patient may need to take a drug for pain following a surgery, accident, or because of a chronic illness. They discover that they have developed withdrawal symptoms when they don’t take the drug, and they have likely built up a tolerance to a higher dosage. If it begins affecting their life in other ways, the person has an addiction. Other people begin using prescription drugs recreationally and develop a drug abuse problem that way. Read the rest of this entry »

March 17th, 2008 by jgold454

The overall process of addiction treatment has three stages. These are medical detox, rehabilitation, and aftercare. Each stage is an important part of the recovery process. Read the rest of this entry »

March 13th, 2008 by jgold454

Not every addict will fit into every treatment program. This seems like a pretty obvious statement, but several drug treatment facilities try to shove every addict and their unique needs into the same form of treatment program. Not only can every addict be broken into more manageable groups; women, men, minors, seniors, pregnant mothers, addicts can even broken down by drug of choice. Even these sub-categories are not enough though. Read the rest of this entry »

March 12th, 2008 by jgold454

The rate of prescription drug abuse has increased dramatically over recent years. Many people don’t understand this issue, but unfortunately it’s rather easy to become addicted to some prescription drugs. A lot of individuals to do so unintentionally when they begin taking a medication for a legitimate reason, such as pain after an accident or a chronic disease. Some of the most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain killers such as OxyContin and pills for psychological disorders, including benzodiazepines.

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