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.