Drug Abuse

by cliff1066™

Private drug rehabilitation programs are showing increasing amount of commitment to treat prescription addition that is rising quickly among vulnerable age groups like teenagers and people between 50 and 60 years of age.  The senior citizens who are more likely to take medication tend to get addicted to them and begin to self-medicate themselves and so do teenagers, especially girls who take them for various reasons right from menstrual pain and weight problems to something as trivial as constipation and headache. 20 percent of people in the US are using medicines without prescription by the doctor.  But the figure could be higher than the percentage quoted because ‘twenty percent’ is only the reported percentage; experts assume that there can be many who may be using these medications without prescriptions on a day to day basis.

Prescription drugs like stimulants, opiods and CNS depressants can alter the mind’s response making the person relieved only after the medication is taken. Painkillers like Vicodin and Oxycontin are also taken by people without taking proper prescription from physicians.  These are so habit-forming that the mind can respond to them in the same way as it responds to heroin.  Prescription drugs taken without consulting with the doctor can lead to many health complications including death, especially when there is an overdose. One does not have to mention about so many celebrities who have died from prescription drug abuse right from Marilyn Monroe to Michael Jackson. So do not be casual about prescription addiction, it can be equally life-threatening as other forms of drugs like Heroin addiction and crack cocaine addiction.  There have been many people whose lives have changed for the better all thanks to the quality of the treatment that is prevalent in a private rehab center.

In case, someone in your family has a prescription drug addiction problem, the recourse is to take him or her to a well-known private drug treatment center. There is some apprehension among people to go there because the addicts are so overwhelmed by the seemingly curative benefits of the drug that they find themselves left in the lurch without the drug.  But you do not have to worry about withdrawal symptoms in a good rehab because the experts there will be able to administer the best detox that will not only remove the toxins from the body but would be able to tackle the symptoms in the best manner possible. 

Some people wonder if the tenure of stay for a person in a private rehab for prescription drug addiction is shorter than those who are addicted to the usual, illicit drugs. Actually most private addiction treatment facilities recommend a stay that may be between 92 to 120 day periods.  The doctors and the medical team in general have the best interests in your health and if they extend the stay, it is for your benefit. Also the benefits and the amenities in a private drug rehab are so many that you will actually have a good time and learn a lot of good things here.

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