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Is Someone You Love Abusing Prescription Drugs?

In many cases prescription drug abuse begins innocently enough. An accident, injury, or surgery requires that the person take pain medication. Maybe some life events have caused insomnia – you just want a good night’s sleep. The problem begins when the person continues to take the prescription drug for an extended period of time, and when the dosage must be increased to get the same effect. Thus begins a cycle of pain and addiction that can be impossible to overcome on your own.

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Opiate Detox

Detox from opiate pain killers must be medically supervised. You should never attempt to detox on your own, especially if you are taking high doses of the drug or have taken it for an extended period of time.

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Am I an Addict?

The word “addict” probably scares more people away from getting help than any other aspect of addiction. Partly this is due to societal misconceptions about addiction. Addiction is a powerful disease that eventually takes control of your life. The ultimate consequence of addiction is death. When people hear the word addict they imagine a crazy-eyed, wild-haired person you would cross the street to avoid. However, MOST addicts are normal people who can often manage to hide the problem for a long period of time.

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What Makes a
Drug Addictive?

There are five aspects to addiction – the more addictive the drug, the more pronounced these issues are:

Withdrawal Symptoms: the more addictive a drug, the more severe the withdrawal symptoms

Reinforcement: this is also known as craving. The more addictive the drug, the most likely you are to crave taking it again and again.

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Prescription Drugs

Not surprising, the most addictive drugs are opiate pain killers. Abusers will sometimes crush pills and snort them for a more intense effect.

Fentanyl, Butorphanol or Stadol, OxyContin, Demerol, Hydrocodone/Vicodin

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    Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment

      If you or a loved one is addicted to prescription drugs it is critical that you get professional, medically supervised help to faciliate a safe plan for withdrawal.

      Avoid anyone who advertises “rapid detox” – this method where a person is basically rendered unconscious for a period of time during withdrawal is not recommended.

      The first step is to contact a doctor who is an addiction specialist. If you can, find a board-certified addiction psychiatrist. They will understand the issues related to addiction and will not underestimate the seriousness of your dependency.

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    Signs of Prescription Drug Addiction

      These are some of the typical indications that someone is addicted to prescription drugs, although prescription drug addiction signs will differ depending on whether it is a sedative or stimulant type of drug:

      • Dose has increased over time
      • Sleepy and sluggish
      • Unable to stop the drug even for a short period of time
      • When attempting to stop they experience withdrawal symptoms
      • Doctor begins to question dosage
      • Doctor shopping when physician refuses to increase prescription
      • Searching medicine cabinets of friends and family for pills
      • Takes drugs at inappropriate times (before driving, at work)
      • Takes drugs in other than the prescribed way (higher dose; snorts)
  • Gender Differences in the Experience of Pain

    Divider Posted on
    May 8, 2013

    Women are more likely to be prescribed pain medication, and are also more likely to suffer from prescription painkiller addiction. This explanation for this trend may have something to do with research that shows differences in the way that women and men experience pain. Understanding these difference in the perception and response to pain that each gender experiences may help doctors manage pain more effectively, reducing the number of people for whom addictive medications are necessary, and reducing the incidence of prescription painkiller abuse. Continue Reading


     
  • National Drug Take-Back Day Is April 27: Take Back Control

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    April 26, 2013

    Prescription Drug Take-Back Day takes place Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is an opportunity to drop off unused prescription drugs and have them disposed of safely. Click here to find a DEA collection site near you. Continue Reading


     
  • Ambien Abuse Sleeping Pill Addiction

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    April 25, 2013

    It is often difficult to detect the presence of addiction with the use of sleeping pills such as Ambien. For the most part, people who follow their prescription dosage and only use Ambien for the purpose of helping them fall asleep are not abusers of this drug. Generally, people who choose to abuse Ambien crush and then snort the pills, or dissolve them in water so that they can be taken intravenously. Continue Reading


     
  • Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Should Focus on Treatment, Not Criminalization

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    April 2, 2013

    There are two types of prescription drug addicts: those who get their drugs from legal sources and those who get their drugs illegally. Continue Reading


     

 
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