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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
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 Gloria MacTaggart
Methadone-related adverse events are climbing in greater proportion than the number of prescriptions for the drug, and deaths have increased by 400%. One painkiller after another has failed us. Is it time to look for non-drug solutions?
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
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
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
Medical drug detox is a necessity, not a luxury, in states such as Utah where nearly every day of the year, someone dies from prescription drug overdose and abuse.
written by Rod MacTaggart
Parents are “passive pushers”, and both medical drug detox and rehabilitation are needed just as much as prevention and education, studies show.
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.
written by Gloria MacTaggart
Medical drug detox for anti-depressants, rarely heard of for children, may become more common in Australia where citizens are up in arms at the news that tax dollars have been paying for hundreds of thousands of prescriptions for children for drugs that are not approved for anyone under age 24.
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