Survey Says That Half Of Young Cigarette Smokers Also Smoke Marijuana

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Prescription Drug Rehab

A survey was conducted that consisted of young adults aged 18 to 25, and the findings were that more than half of those who admitted to smoking cigarettes also admitted to smoking marijuana.  There have been similar surveys done on young adults for many years, but most of the research on record had indicated that only 35 percent of young people had used both within the past month.

Researchers often believed that the number was much higher than this based on general conversations with young adults. However the high numbers have caused concerns as a generally high percentage of people use both substances that are very dangerous to their health and physical well-being and cause major problems.

The Survey Information Broken Down

This study, finding that half of young cigarette smokers also smoke marijuana was very similar to many others that had come before it. This study, which was published in Addiction Science and Clinical, was done in two phases. First, the researchers asked the participants questions on their tobacco smoking habit. In the second stage, the researchers took 3,500 participants and asked them to anonymously answer a question asking if they had used marijuana in the past 30 days.

The study had some very interesting results. It found that of the 68 percent of participants who admitted to smoking cigarettes every day, 53 percent of them admitted to using marijuana within the past 30 days as well. Tobacco and marijuana use was highest among Caucasians, those living in rural areas and young adults who were not students, the study revealed. This study just like a lot of other similar one’s was an anonymous survey, but the key difference here is it was done through social media.

The researchers felt that because they used a combination of using Facebook and keeping everyone anonymous that the findings were much more accurate. Social media websites such as Facebook and twitter are really changing the way the world goes about things and they can be used for beneficial studies such as this one. Most people are not surprised by the findings whatsoever.

What This Means And How To Solve It

Generally the scientists doing the study found that those with substance abuse issues had high rates of dependence on the legal drug nicotine in general. It would be safe to say that most probably started using nicotine before illegal drugs and then combined the two. Sometimes, while in treatment for marijuana, many will also try to quit using nicotine.

Using both marijuana and nicotine can cause lasting damage to the body including lowering the immune system and making users more susceptible to some cancers. In addition to this, a person can develop problems with their major organs and lose many years off their life.

There is a way to solve this, not through NA or another type of treatment but through Narconon sauna. This program is an effective and drug-free method of eliminating toxins from the body so one cannot have lasting and permanent damage from using them. It involves intermittent periods of sweating in a sauna, plenty of water, vitamin and mineral supplements and cold-pressed oils. Those doing the Narconon sauna also have to have plenty of exercise.

After completion one feels clearer, more alert and physically better. The toxins left from drugs leave the body and can no longer cause damaging effects to the individual.
For more information on Narconon sauna or to get help for a loved one with a marijuana problem contact us today.

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A Skittles Party Is Not About Eating Candy Anymore

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Prescription Drug Rehab

Everyone remembers Skittles; they’re those brightly colored, fruit flavored candies we used to eat as kids. Many kids have fond memories of visiting the candy store and getting a bag of Skittles. And the idea of getting invited to a Skittles Party as a kid would make any kid happy; a wide variety of candy and other sugar comes to mind.

However this is not the new trend that is called a Skittles Party. Today a Skittles Party is actually where a bunch of teens get together and each brings a wide variety of prescription drugs including stimulants, tranquilizers and painkillers. The teens each take a handful of the drugs and in most cases don’t even know what they took.

The practice is extremely dangerous and has sent many teens to the ER and worse.

The Prescription Problem

Skittles Parties are happening because of the availability of prescription drugs and the accessibility of teens to be able to get and take them. It’s as simple as that.

According to National Statistics prescription drug abuse has become an epidemic with over 7 million people taking prescriptions. Right now 19% of teenagers use the drugs non-medically equaling over 4 and a half million adolescents and teens. The most popular drugs taken by the teens include painkillers like Oxy Contin, hydrocodone or Vicoden as well as prescription stimulants like Adderall or Ritalin.

The reason why kids are using these drugs is because they don’t believe they are dangerous. This is because they are legally prescribed to billions of people every year and because they can find them very easily. Government survey results state that most teens that misused prescriptions got them from a family member or friend. Many have just taken them from a loved one’s medicine cabinet.

What Parents Can Do

The idea that your teenage son or daughter could attend a Skittles Party and inject these dangerous medications may be too much for any parent to face. Parents must educate their children on the dangers of prescription drugs, their availability and side effects so that teens and adolescents understand why they should not start taking them.

Information should also be provided to teens about mixing prescriptions and the side effects of this practice. Skittle’s Parties are extremely dangerous and parents should pay special attention to text and Facebook messages inviting teens to such parties or making reference to taking drugs, or drinking alcohol.

Professional Advice From Narconon Drug Program

Narconon drug program also recommends that teens receive drug prevention lectures from facilities like Narconon Arrowhead and other Narconon locations in the country. The drug prevention provided by the group is statistically proven to stop teens and adolescents from taking drugs.

Narconon drug program staff travel throughout the United States visiting businesses for adult education as well as schools, church and community groups for youth drug prevention lectures. The lectures are short and informative and talk about the definition of drugs and cover different types of illicit substances and prescription medications and their effects.

Often youth are asked to speak to the prevention person and ask any questions about drugs and addiction that they are unsure of. Resources for help are also offered through the lectures through Narconon drug program and other treatment programs depending on the needs of the addicted person.

A Skittles Party is a serious matter that demands serious attention so that more lives are not lost to addiction that could have been saved. For more information on a Skittles Party or to get someone help with an addiction problem contact Narconon drug program today.

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Synthetic Drug Use Outweighs Meth And Heroin In Some Towns

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Prescription Drug Rehab

Heroin, an illegal drug used by over one million people in the nation is actually being used less than the new Synthetic Drugs that just came on the market a few years ago in small towns across the nation. Synthetic Drugs are substances that are made with chemicals that are said to mimic the effects of illicit substances. The most popular synthetic drugs are K2 or Spice, which is synthetic marijuana and Bath Salts which are synthetic methamphetamine.

Meth use is another drug that is widely abused across America and has been for many years with the introduction of meth labs where users can make and sell the drug easily in large quantities. However many teens have turned to synthetic meth as their drug of choice.

Another popular synthetic drug is herbal Ecstasy which is advertised as a natural form of Ecstasy.

Right now government statistics report that the abuse of these synthetic drugs is a growing problem especially amongst young people. While society has been facing and handling problems with illicit drugs like heroin, no one had an idea that there would be a new threat on the horizon; especially with the growing prescription drug epidemic.

The Synthetic Drug Problem

Police, heath workers and other public service organizations have seen the use of synthetic skyrocket. The Monitoring the Future Study reports that after surveying 46,000 teens that the reason so many are using these drugs is that they do not believe they are dangerous.

This is because the synthetic drugs were at one time, marked as legal, even though they are now illegal throughout the country. Poison Control has received over 5000 calls during a 6 month period with the numbers already doubling from the previous year. Many deaths have also been attributed to synthetic drug use. In addition to this many taking the synthetic drugs are suffering with a variety of side-effects and symptoms including:

•    Nausea
•    Anxiety
•    Feelings of agitation.
•    Vomiting
•    A racing heartbeat.
•    Hallucinations
•    Tremors
•    Paranoid Behavior
•    Seizures

Synthetic drugs started to be sold in smoke shops, gas stations and paraphernalia stores. Many of these drugs are labeled as “legal” or “natural” or “herbal” making them easier to accept and use. However, the effects are just as bad, if not worse than those caused by illicit drugs.

Between the efforts of law enforcement, parents and communities, as well as legislation the drugs were made illegal and banned throughout the country.

Narconon Of Vista Bay Services And Synthetic Abuse

Synthetic drug use outweighs meth and heroin in some towns and Narconon of Vista Bay services has been aware of the problem from the many calls received for people looking for help for these types of addictions. Synthetic drugs are addictive and cause intense cravings after one stops using them. They also have an array of side effects and can cause major medical problems and even death to those who use them.

Narconon of Vista Bay Services warns parents that if they suspect that their child or teen is using synthetic drugs they should act fast and do something about it. Letting the addiction go will cause more and more problems and some of the programs cannot be undone.

Anyone with a synthetic drug addiction should be helped through treatment at Narconon or NA so they can learn to live a life free of drugs.

Synthetic drug abuse should be treated no differently than illicit or prescription abuse. For more information on Narconon of Vista Bay services or to get help for a loved one contact us today.

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Facebook Drug Abuse Does It Make It Easier

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Prescription Drug Rehab

Facebook is now used by 1 in 13 people in the world and has 500 million users. Every day 250 million people log into the site and many do so as soon as they wake up in the morning, before they go to bed and several times per day in addition to that.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that there are 23 and a half million drug abusers in the United States right now and more throughout the world. So it would only be fair to say that some that are Facebook users statistically would have to have a drug or alcohol abuse problem.

But with the ease of use and availability of communication to anyone does the application make is easier for people to abuse drugs. Is Facebook drug abuse a problem?

Right now 72% of anyone who uses the Internet is on Facebook. The application allows you to communicate with old friends, send emails and look at and comment on pictures posted every second.  It also allows fast communication where deals can be made and business can be completed at the quickest pace possible.

For drug users Facebook could also act as a meeting and communication point for drug selling, promotion and use.

Post can be pro-drug that reach hundreds of people with one status update and even kids as young as 8 whose parents have allowed them to have Facebook accounts. Those who sell drugs could reach out to others to push their product and drug deals can be made using the application.

Many could say that this could be the case with all electronic or Internet media including personal email as well as cell phones. This could also be true but no personal email system has the user rate and statistics like Facebook.

Facebook User Responsibility

On the other hand the responsibility of the Facebook user also has to be looked at in regards to Facebook drug abuse. Those who are not interesting in using drugs or getting involved with other problems don’t. Many have a code of acceptable behavior for Facebook use like no public fights, no status updates that are negative and doing nothing on the site that is viewed as a bad example by others.

This is especially true for those who work with children who have Facebook accounts, public figures or those in education.

Facebook is a powerful medium for anyone that chooses to use it. The communication one puts out on it, they have to be responsible for.

Narconon News On Facebook

The Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation and prevention program, like many other businesses, uses the Facebook application. The way that Narconon uses it is through the publishing and promotion of Narconon news, good works and educational and interesting articles that anyone affected by drugs can read. The idea is to help as many people as possible through drug education, addiction and prevention information.

Successes of someone going through treatment and having a positive outcome are very uplifting and can work to support others in getting help.

Other drug rehab groups like NA likely has a similar forum for those who need a group on the application that is drug free. Whether it is Narconon news or other addiction information being read, the more educated someone is on substance abuse and can help themselves or a loved one or anyone struggling with a problem.

For more information on Narconon news through Facebook or the Narconon site please contact us today.

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All About Opiate Addiction

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Prescription Drug Rehab

Accounting for one-fifth of all drug treatment admissions in the United States opiate drugs are some of the most widely abused drugs in existence. An opiate addiction will cause a person to do things that are generally unheard of in order to get more of the drug. Stealing from loved ones, prostituting and committing a number of crimes to get more money to buy opiates or to get more opiates are common among severe users.

There are several categories of opiate drugs that are the most commonly abused substances. These include prescription pain medications like Oxy Contin, Morphine and hydrocodone as well as illicit drugs like heroin.

When someone takes an opiate it has a sedative effect. The high starts within seconds of taking the drug and can last several hours. The first few minutes of an opiate high are the most intense. Once  a person comes down from opiates they often crave more and more.

The other dangerous point regarding taking opiates is that those who take the drug often develop an opiate tolerance where they have to take more and more to get the same effect.

Users will often inject opiate drugs, snort them through the nose or smoke them.

The Most Abused Opiates
All opiates are addictive drugs but there are some opiates that are legally prescribed to people which are characterized as prescription painkiller drugs. Painkillers are very dangerous because many will start taking them legally for an illness or injury and end up hooked on them. Often the individual has never taken an illegal drug in their life and have no history of drug or alcohol abuse.

Hydrocodone is the number one most prescribed drugs in America and the number one most abused opiate. The drugs oxycodone, Vicoden, Oxy Contin and Morphine follow closely. Many will take these prescriptions orally, however some will snort, smoke or inject them for a stronger high. There are currently 5 million people that use prescription opiates non-medically.

The other category of most abused opiates is heroin. Made from the seeds of the opium poppy plant, heroin is primarily trafficked into the United States from the country of Afghanistan. According to statistics there are nearly 6 million heroin addicts in the country of all ages. There are also many who become addicted to prescription painkiller and end up using heroin because it is a cheaper and more intense high.

How Are People Getting Opiates

The most common way to get prescription opiates is from a friend or family member. Many addicts will raid their loved ones medicine cabinets on a regular basis to get more and more of the drugs. Sometimes, friends or family members will also give addicts the drugs from their own valid prescrptions. In addition to this many obtain prescription opiate painkillers off the street or from online pharmacies called Pill Mills.

Heroin, on the other hand, is primarily bought from the street. It is sold in a small folded up paper called a “Stamp,” a plastic baggie or a vile that is plastic or glass. One “stamp” usually costs anywhere between $10.00 and $40.00.

Prescription pain pills and other opiate drugs account for thousands of deaths every year.

Right now the death rate has tripled for drug induced deaths over the last 20 years and continues to climb.

Narconon Drug Rehabilitation Can Actually Handle Opiate Addiction

When a person gets addicted to opiates some say there is no hope. Many try NA and are unsuccessful as well as 30 day programs and do not get a result.

Opiate addiction requires long term, residential treatment like the Narconon drug rehabilitation program. For more information on the Narconon facility or to get someone help for an opiate addiction call now.

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Fake Marijuana Newest Thing To Worry About

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Prescription Drug Rehab

Out of all the things parents have to worry about already, now there is fake marijuana on the market. This fake marijuana began booming in early 2000 and is still on the market.

While DEA and other agencies have taken some of the brands off the market, it is difficult to stop them when what you have known all these years as a drug is not recreating itself with a slightly different chemical makeup.

The issues with fake marijuana are that chemists are finding ways to mimic the phenomena of marijuana by using different chemicals to get high. Due to the fact the chemical makeup is different federal agencies cannot take it off the market without doing a number of tests and evidence that the fake marijuana acts just like a drug does on the brain.

There are a number of different brands of this fake marijuana you can buy at a smoke shop or a convenience store. All of them produce similar effects and little is known about any of them. This fake marijuana strikes adolescents attention because now instead of finding a drug dealer you just go to your local store and buy some. These adolescents do not think about the consequences because it is legal, so they assume it is safe.

Health Effects Of Fake Marijuana

This is a big problem because nobody has been able to research if this fake marijuana is safe or if it is even addictive.  There are many teenagers and even adults being sent to emergency rooms and seem extremely intoxicated. Their symptoms ranged from high blood pressure, excessive sweating or anxiousness. Now this does not sound like the marijuana that people know does it? Fake marijuana seems to have an adverse effect on many people and does not relax you at all.

When these people are sent to the emergency rooms the doctors have no clue what is causing these symptoms because drug test come back negative for everything. If the patient cannot tell them what it is they ingested then it’s very difficult to pinpoint. This is another huge issue because then doctors cannot treat them from anything; all they can do is guess.

While fake marijuana is causing adverse effects on many people, there are others who experience feelings very similar to marijuana. These are the people who are subject to the unknown long term effects of the drug. Nobody has any idea what the long term effects could be since it has only been on the market for less than 10 years. This creates another issue for federal agencies because they do not want this substance to affect anyone negatively and want it off the streets, but cannot prove anything just yet. If fake marijuana continues to stay on the market, parents need to be aware of what it can do to their children and be on the lookout as to stop it before it even starts.

Narconon Objectives Can Handle Fake Marijuana Addiction

Those who are in recovery from a different drug addiction or others on probation are beginning to use fake marijuana as a substitute or just a way to get high without anyone knowing. This raises concern because you have people who are trying to better themselves and start a new life, but who cannot because of an abuse problem to this drug.

Narconon Objectives delivered through the Narconon drug rehabilitation program which is not an NA program are great exercises to handle fake marijuana addiction or any addiction. Narconon Objectives help drug users to get un-struck from past events involving drug use so that they can move forward. This and the other program steps achieve great success for full recovery from addiction.

Call us today for more information on Narconon Objectives.

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Chill Pills Are New Growing Drug Abuse Trend

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Prescription Drug Rehab

With the world becoming saturated with prescription drugs for just about any problem you could possibly have in your life, you can only imagine how many different prescriptions have hit the market in the last decade. There a pills for anxiety or depression or hyperactive individuals. All of these pills are supposed to calm you down or “chill” you out.

This is how they obtained the name chill pills.

Doctors are prescribing these drugs to just about anyone that is a little anxious or is having a personal issue. When you are prescribed these pills, you stick them in your medicine cabinet and take them when necessary. The problem with this is your children are now having parties that are referred to as “pharm parties.” This is when adolescents take the prescriptions out of your medicine cabinet and throw them all in a bowl for guests to take if they want to.

Chill Pill Usage By Adolescents

What these adolescents do not realize is that anti-anxiety and antidepressant pills can be highly addictive. Once they begin using prescription pills that are addictive for whatever reason they are more susceptible to use drugs again. If they particularly like the pills found in your medicine cabinet, now they have a supply straight from you. Many adolescents do find these “chill pills” as enjoyable for they feel very relaxed.

Adolescents and teenagers do not realize the effects of these chill pills. Anti-anxiety pills such as Xanax can cause users to blackout while intoxicated on them. They can also causes severe seizures if you do not take them after extended use. Another issue with these drugs is both depressant and anxiety pills cause your breathing to slow and decrease your heart rate. This is why they “chill” you out.

The downfall to this is if you take a decent amount of either or both you raise the risk of discontinued breathing. Since they “chill” you out, you are likely to either fall asleep or just lay there with your eyes closed. This can lead to breathing to completely stop and next thing you know someone walks in the room and attempts to wake you up, but you are not going to wake up. Drug overdose and death are not something to just play around with and are extremely likely when taking “chill pills.” This will in turn just tear your family and friends a part and devastate the community.

Stopping Chill Pill Abuse Through Narconon Drug Rehabilitation

The problem then becomes how to stop this prescription pill bonanza that has spread throughout the country.  Narconon drug rehabilitation advises that If you are a parent who has children and take any of these “chill pills” you can consider keeping them in a safe where no one will be able to touch them at all.

The organization goes over a completely new route as well where you can talk to a doctor and find out how safe it is to come off these “chill pills” or if there is a natural way to deal with depression or anxiety. As a parent you just need to be sure to lock prescriptions away and educate your children on the effects of any kind of pill at all.

If the addiction has already begin treatment through NA is an option but there is also inpatient care with Narconon drug rehabilitation with a 76% rate of success for total and full recovery from drugs. For more information on Narconon drug rehabilitation call today.

Don’t wait to get help for yourself or a loved one.

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K2 Drug Effects And K2 Abuse

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Prescription Drug Rehab

Synthetic marijuana has been hitting the streets in these recent years. One of the most popular types has been K2. This synthetic drug did not become popular until about 2010 and then it began to make headlines all over the nation. K2 is supposed to produce the same phenomena that marijuana does to the brain, yet little research has been done on the synthetic drug.

The effects of K2 that have been discovered thus far are bloodshot eyes, feeling dizzy or acting silly. Most of you will think well that sounds just like smoking marijuana, but you do not see marijuana sending users to emergency rooms and hallucinating.  These are just the effects that have been recorded since the product has hit the markets. If you use K2 you will also suffer from memory loss, anxiety or rapid heart rate.

Marijuana usually creates a mellow and euphoric feeling, while it still poses threats to you as well. K2 seems to have opposite effects on you if you smoke it. Some have also experienced drastically increased heart rate, vomiting and sever paranoia. These effects are the ones sending you to find the closest emergency room to your house.

The reason for K2 being sold in stores all across the nation is that the chemical makeup does not look strikingly similar to marijuana and the manufacturers sell K2 as incense instead of an inhalant. This led to DEA and FDA to not looking at the product when it first came on to the market. Once authorities saw people were actually smoking K2 and abusing it, then there came a raise in the concern level of what this substance truly was.

K2 is a mixture of many unregulated items. The substance generally consists of leaves and then chemicals sprayed onto these leaves that supposedly replicate the THC effect of marijuana, but as one can see there is a large difference in effects. Another major concern is the FDA and other organizations do not know the effects of these chemical mixtures or if they are even safe for you to consume at all.

K2 Dangers

To the FDA and DEA raised concern about the substance, both organizations have taken a stand and took the original K2 off the market pending an investigation and research of the true effects of the substance before it could be sold again. Depending on their findings K2 may be taken off the market completely and put on the illegal controlled substances list. This is a huge step toward getting this legal marijuana off the streets.

The majority of users are people either on probation or that have to pass drug tests on a regular basis for their job because K2 does not show up on drug tests. Also many adolescents who may not have drug dealers to run to yet or are afraid of their parents have begun using K2 and other similar substances to “feel good” or “escape.” K2 has been the drug people who cannot risk being caught with real drugs have turned to and it has turned into an epidemic and just covers up the true drug problems of the nation.

Narconon Of Vista Bay Services

Although the effects of K2 are dangerous those addicted to the drug can be helped through rehabilitation. Not an NA program, Narconon of Vista Bay services is a long term treatment option that achieves one of the highest success rates in the world. The program allows those abusing K2 to cleanse their bodies through a sauna detoxification program as well as delivering life skills services to help with the mental and emotional aspects of substance abuse.

For more information on Narconon of Vista Bay services call today.

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Synthetic Drug Abuse Is New Trend For Youth

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Prescription Drug Rehab

The new trend in adolescent and drug use is finding legal “drugs” that are sold at convenience stores, gas stations and smoke shops. These new drugs have had a big impact on the young culture because the drugs are much more accessible than the illegal drugs. Some of the synthetic drugs that are on the market now are spice, K2, bath salts and plant food. Stores are selling these products as an item that they really aren’t and everyone knows it too.

The problem with these drugs is their molecular combination is undetectable on drug test and the packaging explicitly says to not consume, but everyone consumes them anyways. This is the way manufacturers get out of the way of law enforcement because they can always fall back on the fact that the packaging claims not to ingest the product.
Spice and K2 are synthetic marijuana. These products are sold in stores as incense or other items. The biggest issue with the drugs imitating marijuana is most are much stronger and actually stimulate the brain much more than actual marijuana ever would stimulate the brain. Adolescents and teenagers find it easier to go to the store and buy these synthetic drugs than illicit drugs because they cannot get in trouble with law enforcement for having possession of these items.

Bath Salts Another Synthetic Of Abuse

Besides the synthetic marijuana, there is also bath salts and plant food that imitate the effects of amphetamines or LSD. These types of drugs are much more intense than the synthetic marijuana. Bath salts and the plant food can either be ingested or shot up with a syringe; they have many different effects than other synthetic drugs. These drugs try to imitate some of the hardest illicit drugs on the market.

The biggest issue with these synthetic drugs is the FDA and law enforcement cannot prove they are producing negative effects on adolescents and even adults. No one in possession of these “drugs” can be arrested or prosecuted, yet they have more negative effects than other street drugs. No organization has done an extensive study on these tests, so no one can prove these synthetic drugs cause any mental or bodily harm to your body.

Help & Consequences

Some of the consequences of these drugs have been reviewed when individuals have been brought to hospitals or emergency rooms due to the fact doctors ask the right questions to find out what you were taking. Every time someone has admitted to suing one of these drugs the consequences were seizure, blackouts, severe hallucinations and even cardiac arrest. As you can see the effects of these synthetic drugs can be extremely damaging to your body, yet the drugs are still being sold at your local convenient store to anyone that wants to buy them.

The wretched part about these drugs is the manufacturers are not looking to produce actual bath salts, incense or plant food, but looking for legal routes to take in order to get high. What these manufacturers do not care about is the well-being of any individual or the consequences that result after use. They know by writing “not for consumer use” that they can escape any accusations made against them. This is a serious problem because these manufacturers just want to make money and know they will because the route they have taken is basically a legal method of selling drugs without labeling their product as a drug.

Narconon Sauna Can Undo Damage Of Synthetic Drug Abuse

Just like all drugs synthetics can do damage to the body and cause physical cravings for the user that make it impossible to stop the addiction. The Narconon sauna program is an effective way to restore health and reduce physical cravings for drugs.

Unlike NA or other programs the process involves sweating in a dry heat sauna, taking a specific regimen of vitamin and mineral supplements, plenty of water and exercise. The result is long term sobriety and reduced or eliminated cravings for drugs.

For more information on Narconon sauna call 800-874-3197.

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Prescription Drug Abuse Basics

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Prescription Drug Rehab

When a person intentionally uses a prescription drug when they do not need it or takes more than the required amount then this falls into the category of prescription drug abuse. This also includes taking the drug for anything other than what it was prescribed for.
Prescription drug abuse has become a major problem in the United States with more than 7 million people abusing prescriptions in 2010. In addition to this 1 in 12 students in high school used a prescription drug for non-medical reasons.

The Most Abused Prescriptions

There are three categories of prescription drugs which are the most commonly abused.

These include:

Painkillers or Opiates – Prescription painkillers are abused by over 5 million people in the United States. They are mostly used to treat pain and are very addictive drugs. The most commonly abused opiates are Oxy Contin, hydrocodone and oxycodone. The primary routes of administration for painkillers are through taking the pills orally although some will snort or inject these drugs. There are some who will inject these drugs.

Central Nervous System Depressants – These drugs are generally used in treating anxiety or insomnia and consist of drugs like Soma, Xanax and other sleeping pills. This also includes tranquilizers which are abused by over 2 million people annually.  The problem with depressants is that the withdrawal effects when coming off the drug can be very dangerous as they carry with them a risk of seizure. The drugs can also be life threatening if users take them with alcohol or other prescription or over the counter medications.

Stimulant Drugs – Abused by over a million United States Citizens stimulant drugs and they consist of prescription stimulants like Adderall and Ritalin prescribed by doctors to those diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Stopping The Abuse Of Prescriptions

There are many ways that every single person can take part to help stop prescription drug addiction. The largest majorities of high school students who abused prescriptions got the drugs from a family member or friend. Those who have prescriptions should never give them to someone else and when they are finished taking the drug should properly dispose of them so that they cannot be taken and abused. Many public organizations such as police stations have drop off centers for prescriptions where the pills are destroyed.

In addition to this many abuse prescriptions because they think the drug are safe because doctors prescribe them. Drug education should be provided as well as prevention lectures on the dangers and addictive nature of prescriptions to schools, community centers, church groups and public and private workplaces.

Another way to prevent prescription use is not making the drugs so available and monitoring those prescriptions that have to be written. Statistics indicate a 200% increase in the number of prescriptions being written. For opiate drugs alone prescriptions went from 75 million to over 200 million in a 10 year period.

Narconon Meetings Can Stop Prescription Abuse

Narconon meetings or residential prescription drug treatment is one component that can help those struggling with this type of addiction. Meetings like NA are also used but most likely the best results someone can get is with residential treatment that lasts more than 90 days.

The Narconon program does not consist of Narconon meetings but a series of life skills courses preceded by a New Life Detoxification program designed to drastically reduce physical cravings for prescription drugs.

Those addicted to prescriptions can fully recover with the treatment as the program achieves a 76% success rate for permanent sobriety from drugs. For more information on Narconon meetings call 800-874-3197.

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