Help for Prescription Pain Killer Addiction

Posted by Tony Bylsma on December 27, 2010 under How to Help a Drug Addict | 15 Comments to Read

Addiction to prescription painkillers is way out of control. Now it is the most commonly mentioned drug in our rehab clinics. We’re making room for new addicts entering everyday. I started working in the field of addiction rehab more than thirty years ago and I have never seen this type of surge. Even crystal meth is taking a back seat to hydrocodone and oxycodone.

Many Health Clinics dole out prescriptions to heavy opioid painkillers such as these with not enough attention to the possibility their patient is an addict. Some of these clinics have even earned the nick-name, “Pill-Mills”.

Another problem is when physicians prescribe overly large amounts of the drugs. Uncle Bob comes home from the doctor with a cast on his wrist and a bottle of sixty powerful pain tablets. After taking them for a couple of days, he finds that they make him feel dull or drowsy and decides to just endure the pain, which is getting less anyway.

Where do the pills end up? In the medicine cabinet, in plain view of young Wilma, who knows someone at school who will pay for strong painkillers. These practices lead more and more people into addiction everyday.

In one county in Ohio, nearly one in ten newborns was delivered addicted to drugs, mostly narcotic painkillers.

Addiction to strong pain relievers like Lortab, Vicodin, Percocet, Percodan, or Oxycontin is over the top right now.

The bad news is addiction to narcotic pain killers is progressive, meaning it only gets worse if the addicted person take no definite, positive action to break free of the drug’s grip. Without treatment, addiction will progress until it either claims the life of the user or he or she finally seeks help. But everyday that goes by makes the addiction stronger and the addict less able to cope. Quitting in a year will be much harder than quitting today.

The good news, however, is this: Addiction CAN be alleviated. You can stop addiction in its tracks and stop it forever.

The addicted person can have a life again. But now is the time to take that step.

Call for help today. 888-966-8742

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Pierre Jansen said,

Hi , my name is Pierre and I have been clean for 5 years after 13 years of drug addiction, I started of with dagga and ended up as a heroin and crack addict. Ive been to jail in that 13 years 3 times and was arrested around 16 times for theft, housebreaking, and possession of illegal substances and dealing. In this 5 years( the year I decided I want to come clean and stay clean) I decided to study psychology in a rehabilitation centre, to undertake a route of helping people whom is facing the same difficulties I had. I just finished my honours degree, missing my cum laude overall with 1 %. I will be applying for my trauma counselling internship and masters in clinical psychology this year. My results are high enough so that I can apply anywhere in South Africa. My life has change drastically, not only am I a top student, I opened a furniture removal business, studying and working at the same time. I have to start doing my internship this year as well and I m busy looking into relevant opportunities. Im now at the age of 26 and can assist people whom wants to come clean. The answer to your success is in your choice to make a change in your life. For more information I can be contacted on pierreauret@hotmail. com. Thank you, there is a very bright light at the end of the tunnel!
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Tony Bylsma said,

Congratulations, Pierre! You’re definitely on the road to recovery, well on the road. Personally, I just passed a mile-stone of my own…December 27, 2010 marked my 35th anniversary. 35 years since I kicked a nasty speed addiction in a little Narconon program in St. Louis.
Here’s to us!
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Tony
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