Oxycontin Addiction Rehab

March 6, 2010

Theft of Oxycontin Killed 13-Year-Old Boy

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Earlier this year the media was flooded with reports about a 13-year-old boy, Alex Aiken. Alex died of an Oxycontin overdose in Indiana. 

Investigators have pinpointed the source of the Oxycontin. A 14-year-old girl stole the narcotic from a relative and gave it to Alex and his friend. Officials have arrested the girl and have placed the friend in juvenile hall. 

This is a lesson for us all. Prescriptions, especially Oxycontin, need to be locked up or disposed of after they are no longer needed. 

Oxycontin abuse is one of the most deadliest things a person can get involved in. The only real way to handle this is by enrolling in a drug and alcohol rehab like Narconon Louisiana. Narconon Louisiana does not subscribe to the idea that addiction is a disease, instead clients work one on one with a counselor to figure out what drugs were a solution for. Once that problem is isolated and handled clients no longer feel the need to resort to drugs in the first place.

For more information please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650.

February 25, 2010

Common Misconception With Oxycontin Addicts

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Most people get started with Oxycontin, or other prescription pain killers, not knowing the severe side effects and how highly addictive they are. However, those that intentionally seek out Oxycontin to get high do so because they believe that it is safer than street drugs, like heroin. 

That misconception is what has led hundreds of thousands of people to have an Oxycontin addiction. Oxycontin has severe withdrawal symptoms like; sleeplessness, nausea, vomiting, body aches, head aches and flu like symptoms. Withdrawals from this drug can last anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. 

The only safe way to come off this powerful pain killer is to enroll in a drug and alcohol rehab. In addition to the powerful cravings one can have towards Oxycontin, an effective rehab will help the person figure out why they started abusing drugs in the first place. 

Oxycontin abuse does not have to go unhandled. If you or anyone you know is in need of help please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650.

February 23, 2010

Doctor Gets 20 Years After Illegally Dispensing Oxycontin

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Perry Reese III was convicted on two counts of distribution of a controlled substance and one count of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) act after investigators caught him distributing large amounts of Oxycontin.

Reese, 51, owned an urgent care center in Sampson County, North Carolina. In 2002 a former client of Reese’s contacted the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and explained that Reese had allowed the man to purchase Oxycontin from him. At one point, under Reese’s watch the patient was taking 30-35 Oxycontin pills a day. 

During the course of the investigation, officials were able to purchase Oxycontin from Reese on four different occasions. Reese never provided an examination and asked for no medical records. All in all, Reese illegaly sold 174.165 grams of Oxycontin, the legal equivalent of 1,166 kilograms of marijuana. 

These days even doctors are getting into the drug game. An Oxycontin addiction can develop almost over night. This opiate is extremely powerful and at times even more so than heroin. Oxycontin addicts must enroll in a drug and alcohol rehab in order to fully overcome this life threatening addiction. Call Narconon Louisiana for more information at 866-422-4650.

February 16, 2010

13 Year Old Dies Due to Oxycontin Overdose

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Tragedy struck Jenny Bethel’s home earlier this week. When she went into her 13 year old son, Alex’s room to wake him up for school, she found him dead. Alex Aiken died at the age of 13 due to an Oxycontin overdose. Friends believe that Alex tried the drug for the first time because of peer pressure.

Oxycontin addiction has the power to take a person’s life after just one use, as is the case with Alex. Studies show that children believe prescription pill are much safer than drugs like heroin. This common misconception is what may have led Alex to taking the Oxycontin that killed him.

The only real way to handle an Oxycontin addiction is to enroll in a drug and alcohol rehab. Narconon Louisiana is a long-term, inpatient facility that focuses on bringing the addict back to his true personality, the person they were before drugs and alcohol entered into the picture.

Oxycontin addiction does not have to go unhandled. Call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650 before it is too late.

February 8, 2010

Doctor Shoppers Getting A Reality Check

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Oxycontin addicts have notoriously been known for employing unique ways in order to obtain their Oxycontin. However some may want to think twice before doing what is known as “doctor shopping” 

“Doctor shopping” is when an  Oxycontin addict will go through and find several different doctors. Each doctor will be asked for a prescription for Oxycontin, if it is not obtained the addict will simply move on to the next doctor until they get what they want. This is very illegal and law enforcement is starting to crack down on this method of getting drugs.

Officials in Florida performed early morning raids on addicts accused of doctor shopping and they can face some serious jail time as a result. The only real way to combat the Oxycontin epidemic is by effective drug and alcohol rehabilitation. If you or anyone you know is in need of help please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650.

February 1, 2010

Oxycontin Abuse Causes People To Resort To Violence

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Oxycontin abuse is growing and it’s causing addicts to resort to some dangerous measures in order to obtain the powerful opiate. In Seattle, police are searching for a man who has robbed twn pharmacies in four months. Each time the robber demands Oxycontin.

Oxycontin abuse needs to be handled with effective drug rehab. In the case of the robber in Seattle, had he enrolled in a drug rehab like Narconon Louisiana, officials would not be searching for him and would not have put out a $100,000.00 reward for any information about his whereabouts.

Narconon Louisiana is a long-term rehab facility that focuses on allowing an individual to live free from the addiction that is killing them. Narconon Louisiana does not subscribe to the idea that addiction is a disease, instead they work one on one with a client to find out what problems drugs were a solution for. Once those problems are isolated and handled, addicts and shed their addiction and move on with their life.

If you or anyone you know is in need of help for Oxycontin abuse please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650.

January 26, 2010

Oxycontin Abuse Handled With Effective Drug Rehab

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Oxycontin abuse is a growing epidemic that is affecting the lives of thousands of people across the U.S. People who are addicted to the powerful painkiller need effective drug rehab in order to achieve permanent sobriety. Narconon Louisiana is one of the premier rehabs in the U.S. that address Oxycontin addiction, and is one of the only rehabs that boasts a 76% success rate for permanent recovery.

Oxycontin produces much of the same high as heroin. Heroin abuse and Oxycontin abuse force an individual to be a slave to the substance, producing severe withdrawal symptoms if the drug is not consumed. Withdrawal symptoms from Oxycontin can appear in as little as a few hours without the drug. These withdrawal symptoms include; sweating, hot and cold chills, bone aches, vomiting, sleeplessness, moodiness, runny nose, and diarrhea. 

One of the reasons why Narconon Louisiana is so successful is getting people to free themselves from the chains of Oxycontin is because they employ a drug-free withdrawal. Clients are not given drugs to come off drugs. Instead clients are treated to 24-hour, one on one care focusing on vitamins, nutrients, and exercises designed to pull the addict out of introverted thoughts that produce cravings. One of the biggest reasons why it is so hard to come off drugs like Oxycontin is because the withdrawal symptoms are so severe.

Oxycontin abuse does not have to go unhandled. If you or anyone you know is in need of help please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650.

January 18, 2010

Grandma and Grandpa Now The Local Drug Dealers

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Dottie Neeley, 87, is just one of a growing number of elderly people taking on a new profession – drug dealing. Dottie has a prescription for the powerful pain killer, Oxycontin – which she doesn’t use. Instead of refusing the prescription, Dottie turns around and sells the highly addictive drug to addicts, looking to score.

Oxycontin is one of the most abused opiates in the U.S., mostly because it is becoming so easy to get ahold of. In the case of Dottie, elderly people are subsidizing their incomes with the funds from their drug sales. At 87, Dottie was put behind bars after police got wind of her illegal activities. Although Dottie will probably not serve any real time for her part in a drug ring, it is alarming the extent some will go to profit off of Oxycontin.

Oxycontin, a drug that feels like heroin, is extremely addictive, and requires long-term rehabilitation. Without the drug, addicts feel extreme withdrawals like sleeplessness, anxiety, upset stomach, bone pain, and depression. One of the biggest hurdles that someone who has a drug or alcohol abuse problem runs into is that the intense cravings that Oxycontin brings are hard to ignore. 

Narconon Louisiana, a long-term, inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility allows addicts to handle their drug abuse issues, without the ever-present cravings that they are used to experiencing. Narconon Louisiana employs a unique sauna detoxification process that helps the body get rid of drug and alcohol residue that is stored in the fat tissues. Once addicts are freed from cravings, they are then able to focus on why they started using drugs in the first place. In a field were the average success rate is between 12-20%, Narconon Louisiana far surpasses that with an unheard of 75% success rate for permanent recovery.

Oxycontin abuse does not have to go unhandled. If you or anyone you know is in need of help please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650.

January 7, 2010

Oxycontin Addicts Get Drug From Unusual Source

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It’s not a secret that Oxycontin abuse is growing, but where are the drugs coming from? Who is fueling this epidemic? The answer may surprise some people because for some it’s their family doctor.

People addicted to Oxycontin struck gold when they found unethical “doctors” who would prescribe users with Oxycontin in exchange for cash. These doctors will allow their patients to come in, claim an injury, and without going over any medical records, they are prescribed their drug of choice. It is important to note that the vast majority of doctors are ethical, they want to help their patients, and are not providing drug to them, however the amount of doctors that will provide prescription drugs to people who are drug seeking is alarming.

Narconon Louisiana is a non-profit, drug and alcohol facility that focuses on handling addiction permanently, without the label of disease. If you or anyone you know is in need of help for prescription drug abuse please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650.

January 4, 2010

Government Holding Doctors Accountable For OxyContin Abuse

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The days of having connections and meeting people on the corner to score drugs are over. People who are addicted to prescription medication have found a much more lucrative source to obtain prescription medication – doctors. 

Doctor shopping is the method that addicts use in order to obtain prescriptions for drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin, Lortab and and any other pain reliever. Strangely, a doctor spends years in school, studying, taking tests and doing a residency all in an effort to help people. But some doctors are taking on a new profession – drug dealer. 

The government is beginning to crack down on these doctors. Recently a doctor in Florida was charged with murder because one of “clients” died of an overdose. This new approach is designed to eliminate illegal prescriptions at the source.

If you or anyone you know needs help with an addiction to OxyContin please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650.

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