Despite new laws restricting the amount of prescriptions for pain killers, or monitoring prescription purchases, OxyContin continues to be abuse by tens of thousands of people in the United States. In fact, this epidemic of OxyContin addiction is getting worse.
In order to navigate around these new, harsher laws, addicts have resorted to robbing pharmacies, purposefully injuring themselves, or stealing the drugs or prescriptions from the elderly and/or cancer patients. So, while these laws may be discouraging new OxyContin addicts, they are not addressing those currently addicts to the drug.
The only real way to handle such a devastating addiction is by enrolling in a long-term, drug rehab program. This allows addicts to really handle their addiction and it prevents them from sinking to the new lows required to maintain such a habit.
The U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law is hosting a congressional field briefing regarding the Oxy Contin epidemic in the state of Massachusetts. Recent reports indicate that the amount of OxyContin abusers in this state have grown tremendously. In fact, between 2002 and 2007, there were 3,265 people who died of opiate related overdoses in Massachusetts, while 78 soldiers from the state died in Afghanistan and Iraq.
OxyContin abuse needs to be handled effectively in order to prevent so many deaths from occurring in one state. The only real way to handle drug and alcohol addiction is by enrolling in an effective drug and alcohol rehab, like Narconon Louisiana.
Narconon Louisiana is a longterm, inpatient facility that does not subscribe to the idea that addiction is a disease. Instead, clients work one on one with a counselor to find out what problems drugs and alcohol were a solution for. Once those problems are isolated and handled addicts no longer feel the need to resort to drugs and alcohol as a way of life.
If you or anyone you know is in need of help for an Oxcontin addiction, please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650 for more information.
While it is widely known that a person with an Oxycontin addiction employs the method of “doctor shopping” in order to obtain their drugs, state officials al over the country are working hard to prevent this from being possible. New legislation is being passed all over the United States that would require the names of any patients being prescribed oxycontin to be entered into a national registry. This would allows doctors to see if a person has more than prescription out there, and prevent addicts from tricking, or pretending they need the drug in the first place.
An Oxyctonin addiction is best treated in a drug and alcohol rehab. One such rehab, Narconon Louisiana, has developed a unique program, which boasts a 76% success rate for permanent recovery. One of the main reasons for this is because 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 problems drugs and alcohol 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 those suffering from an addiction to Oxycontin, it is vital to know that there is help out there. Instead of spending one’s day “doctor shopping” it may be time to focus on rehabilitation. If you or anyone you know is in need of help please call Narconon Louisiana#mce_temp_url# at 866-422-4650 for more information.
In the last few days there have been several reports indicating that Cory Haim had an oxycontin addiction. This is substantiated by several pill bottles that bore the actors name that were obtained illegally. One pill bottle was a prescription for Oxycontin that investigators have traced back to a stolen prescription pad.
If this is true then Cory Haim will join the likes of Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and Anna Nicole Smith on the list of celebrities that have died because of their addiction to prescription medications.
While the world is struggling to come to grips with addiction, and reeling from the Oxycontin epidemic, the only real solution is long-term, inpatient rehabilitation. Addicts are given the opportunity to take control of their lives, control that they have given up to drugs and alcohol.
Unfortunately, if Cory Haim had enrolled in an effective drug and alcohol rehab he would probably still be with us today. If you or anyone you know is in need of help for a drug or alcohol abuse problem please call Narconon Louisiana today at 866-422-4650 for more information.
James Fryberg, who is accused of killing a 15 month old boy has now added robber and drug addict to his long list of crimes. Most recently he was spotted holding up a pharmacy, demanding the powerful painkiller, Oxycontin.
Oxycontin abuse has been known to lead people to do desperate things in search of the drug that has been likened to heroin. The most common reason for this is because of the withdrawal symptoms. Oxycontin addicts will experience nausea, vomiting, sleeplessness, irritability, and body aches when trying to come off of this drug.
For most the only real solution to Oxycontin abuse is to enroll in an effective drug and alcohol rehab. Narconon Louisiana is one rehab that has been dealing with this kind of addiction for several years. Unlike most rehabs, 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 problems drugs were a solution for. Once that problem is isolated and handled they no longer feel the need to take the very thing that is killing them.
If you or anyone you know is in need of help for an Oxycontin addiction please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650 for more information.
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.
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.