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The “King of Pop” Michael Jackson is dead at only 50, joining many other celebrities and thousands of ordinary people whose untimely deaths associated with painkillers like OxyContin could have been avoided by a timely medical drug detox. What is it going to take for the FDA to end the prescription drug carnage in this country, especially the deadly OxyContin epidemic? written by Rod MacTaggart
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
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
Thousands of patients arriving for OxyContin detox are victims of the all-too-common medical practice of smothering pain with the addictive narcotic, instead of finding the cause of the pain and curing it. written by Rod MacTaggart
The diversion and abuse of prescription drugs for non-medical use is a serious threat to public health and safety, and medical drug detox is the preferred first step in recovery. written by Rod MacTaggart
OxyContin addiction is the new doorway drug to ruined careers and lost lives, even when it begins as a legitimate prescription for the pain of injury and illness. written by Rod MacTaggart
An effective, proven medical drug detox program before drug rehab would be the best way the state could help its many prescription drug addicts. 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 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
In Mukilteo, WA, the realm of millionaire software executives, where even the median income is $90,000+ a year, OxyContin addiction plays no favorites. 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
Medical drug detox and rehab programs are being targeted by state and city budget cuts, leaving many addicts with no place to go for help except hospital emergency wards or jails, both of which cost taxpayers more in the long run. 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
Thousands of Oklahomans, many of them young people, have fallen victim to oxycodone and OxyContin addiction, and thousands more to hydrocodone painkillers like Lortab and Vicodin. 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
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
Giving someone a methadone addiction is like putting that person in a prison where they are not confined by walls but by their dependence on the drug, says a detox expert, and getting off the drug is like getting out of jail. written by Rod MacTaggart
Soaring rates of methadone addiction and overdose deaths caused by physicians’ inappropriate over-prescribing hopefully will see some relief from the Food and Drug Administration’s revised narcotic prescribing regulations expected later this year. written by Rod MacTaggart
OxyContin addiction is a growing problem across the country, as thousands of people struggle to break the bonds of this powerfully-addictive prescription narcotic painkiller. 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
In Beckley, West Virginia, too few medical drug detox and drug rehab centers, lack of personal health insurance, a shortage of prevention resources, and too many addictive prescriptions for people who don’t need them are all negative factors. 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
As the economy worsens, more people are reaching for ‘escape’ drugs like painkillers and mood enhancers, and will eventually need medical drug detox to recover their lives. 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. << previous page 1 2 3 next page>> |
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