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Adolescents exposed to opioid painkillers, especially OxyContin, are more likely to abuse opioids and other drugs and risk addiction in later life, say researchers. A ban on the drug will save countless lives. written by Rod MacTaggart
As the grass-roots movement heats up to ban OxyContin, the opioid painkiller implicated in thousands of deaths, people addicted the drug from all levels of society, from cities, towns and villages, continue to search for effective OxyContin detox and rehabilitation. written by Rod MacTaggart
Instead of an effective heroin detox followed by long-term rehabilitation, so-called addiction “experts” are recommending heroin addicts be “treated” with more heroin. written by Rod MacTaggart
The state’s new system will help physicians identify drug abusers so they can be directed towards recovery, which ideally begins with medical drug detox. written by Gloria MacTaggart
Would you think your kid was talking about a heroin addict if you overheard his phone call discussing a channel swimmer?
written by Rod MacTaggart
Victims of prescription drug addiction and street drug addicts who overdose on opioids can often be saved by the drug naloxone, but the event should be followed immediately with admission to a medical drug detox facility, followed by lengthy drug rehab. written by Rod MacTaggart
As the death toll from methadone soars across the country and methadone addiction continues to rise, the need for effective treatment has never been more important. written by Rod MacTaggart
Medical drug detox centers across the country are finding that many people abuse dozens of kinds of prescription drugs in their quest for euphoria, not because they’re safer, but simply because they’re easily available. written by Rod MacTaggart
Legislative hearings to probe the OxyContin and heroin epidemic in Massachusetts will consider ways to battle opiate abuse in the state, including expanding OxyContin detox and drug rehab services. written by Rod MacTaggart
The result of so-called ‘treatment’ for opioid addiction with methadone is simply a life-long methadone addiction. Real treatment means helping opioid addicts become drug free, and such treatment now is available. written by Rod MacTaggart
The Obama administration and all state legislatures could learn a lesson from Ireland, where John Curran, Ireland’s minister for drugs strategy, has called for a review of methadone addiction, and how effective methadone programs actually are at getting people drug-free. written by Rod MacTaggart
As anyone who has successfully completed medical drug detox and recovered their life will tell you, drug addiction is a physical drug dependence complicated by mental and emotional problems -- all of which can resolve without tinkering with someone’s brain. written by Rod MacTaggart
Scientists say they are close to learning how to make methadone prescribing less dangerous, but methadone addiction, injuries and deaths continue to soar. written by Rod MacTaggart
The move by many addicts from heroin to OxyContin, and the growing number of former heroin addicts needing OxyContin detox, tells you just how dangerously addictive the prescription painkiller really is. written by Rod MacTaggart
People trapped by prescription drug addiction are finding that detox programs designed for their unique metabolic and health needs can ease withdrawal symptoms and make recovery a reachable goal. written by Rod MacTaggart
OxyContin addiction knows no geographic or social boundaries, striking people in all walks of life, in every corner of America. written by Rod MacTaggart
OxyContin addiction is epidemic in our society, and opting for methadone ‘therapy’ to replace the narcotic is just jumping from the frying pan into the fire. written by Rod MacTaggart
Few methadone detox or rehab facilities will accept addicts taking more than 80 milligrams per day, making methadone addiction almost untreatable in this country -- but new detox protocols are offering help. written by Rod MacTaggart
When MTV’s award-winning reality show True Life, which targets teens and young adults, takes up prescription drug addiction, you can be sure it’s a widespread problem. The only improvement might have been more about the advantages of medical drug detox, and coverage of some successful rehab modalities. written by Rod MacTaggart
Medical drug detox and a stint in rehab is not what any parent wants for their kids, but unless mom and dad wise up and start paying attention, that’s where their son or daughter is headed -- if they don’t die from an overdose first. written by Rod MacTaggart
Parents, even those familiar with medical drug detox programs because of their own drug problems, are often the last to know that their teenage kids are abusing prescription drugs, and moving on to heroin and a life of crime. written by Rod MacTaggart
Who better than a doctor should know that medical detox and rehab are the right solutions for addiction. But a Utah doctor who betrayed patient trust and traded pills for sex from addicted female patients has been sent to prison. written by Rod MacTaggart
If they live long enough, thousands of kids will need medical drug detox to safely get their lives back. Here’s a short list of the most-abused drugs, and the damage they can do to young brains and bodies.
written by Rod MacTaggart
Don’t set kids up for medical drug detox and drug rehab later in life by putting them on prescription drugs they probably don’t need. Here are actions you can take to help make a difference.
written by Gloria MacTaggart
A drug addiction treatment center that offers long-term residential help is the only solution to heroin addiction; but if governments don’t approve funding, that type of treatment may be hard to come by.
written by Gloria MacTaggart
Heroin addiction, addiction to any drug, can be overcome. But if you choose the wrong drug addiction treatment center or model, the chances of success are greatly reduced.
written by Gloria MacTaggart
OxyContin rehab could prevent you and your family from the complete ruin that often accompanies OxyContin addiction. And now heroin addiction is added to the possible consequences.
written by Rod MacTaggart
Based on a new 2007 study, thousands more Americans will continue to require medical drug detox to safely recover from prescription drug addiction and dependencies.
written by Gloria MacTaggart
The unexpected need for medical drug detox has become part of the prescription drug abuse experience for tens of thousands of Americans of all ages. And one of the largest sources of these dangerous drugs are our own home medicine cabinets.
written by Gloria MacTaggart
A glance at a single day’s news tells us that medical drug detox is needed right now by thousands of Americans strung out on OxyContin, a highly addictive and dangerous opioid pain killer.
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