Posted by Tony Bylsma on August 7, 2011 under Effective Drug Detox Rehab | 
Hello everybody, sorry about the sporadic posts, I have received some emails asking what’s up. I have been busy launching a couple of new projects, one on the net and one in the classrooms. But I should be able to catch up here soon!
During a lecture in a library last week, a teacher asked a question:
“Tony, what are the chances of anybody completely overcoming drug addiction, really?”
Before I answered him I asked if he ever knew someone who was successful at overcoming addiction to drugs and he said, “You are the only one.” The students just stared at him.
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Posted by Tony Bylsma on March 2, 2011 under Drug Abuse Prevention Education |
The US Drug Enforcement Administration today exercised its emergency scheduling authority to control five psychoactive ingredients used to make Spice and K-2 and a variety of other “fake pot” products currently being sold in various areas of the country.
This changes existing statutes of these drugs to schedule 1 under the US Controlled Substances Act. Schedule 1 is the most restrictive level of control and is reserved for “substances with a high potential for abuse, no accepted medical use for treatment in the United States and a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug under medical supervision.”
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Posted by Tony Bylsma on March 1, 2011 under Effective Drug Detox Rehab |
Factors which MUST be addressed to Overcome Drug Addiction:
1. First and foremost, drug use must cease.
This seems so obvious that it need not be mentioned. This might require medical help during the initial withdrawal, but usually can be accomplished comfortably and without using dangerous drugs.
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Posted by Tony Bylsma on February 6, 2011 under How to Help a Drug Addict |
There are always options, for any situation. Many situations have very few ways to go and some situations offer more choices. Finding the right solution to a problem such as drug addiction can mean life or death for the addict, so listing the choices and examining them is vital.
Here is a list of the most common paths an addict might take in an attempt to reach sobriety:
1. Try to stop using without help
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Posted by Tony Bylsma on August 17, 2010 under Effective Drug Detox Rehab |
There is a rash of new “Drug Detox Centers” showing up all over the country. They usually promote their services by promising detoxification while you sleep, or, painless detox, or, “Three Day Detox!”
Okay, I understand someone wanting to avoid the pain of withdrawal from powerful drugs. There is a reason why addicts go to such great lengths to escape the agony of withdrawal symptoms. I’ve been there. But we need to put a name on what is being accomplished.
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Hello everybody, sorry about the sporadic posts, I have received some emails asking what’s up. I have been busy launching a couple of new projects, one on the net and one in the classrooms. But I should be able to catch up here soon!
