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 As is true with most drugs,
OxyContin abuse will take
the user on a dwindling
spiral and will continue
downward until action is
taken. Now is the time to
take action before it is too
late. Quality of life for
the user and for those
around him will continue to
decline. Past failed
attempts to overcome
addiction only further
depresses the individual so
it should come as no
surprise that fear of losing
control further could stop
the individual from reaching
out and allowing others to
help. In the state of
California, there is an
increased need for
workable
drug rehabilitation programs.
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DEA Facts
The DEA1
(United States Drug
Enforcement Administration)
reports that due to the
discrepancy in national laws
between the U.S. and Mexico,
the prolific “border
pharmacies” within walking
distance across the border
in Tijuana and other Mexican
border towns continue to be
a major source of controlled
substances in the San Diego
metropolitan area. Another
is the Internet, which has
greatly facilitated the
smuggling of illicit
pharmaceuticals into the
U.S. through Tijuana-based
distributors. Doctor
shopping and prescription
forgery are the primary
methods of prescription drug
abuse in the Los Angeles and
San Francisco metropolitan
areas. In Northern
California, OxyContin,
Vicodin, benzodiazepines and
carisoprodol are most
commonly abused. In the Los
Angeles area, Vicodin, Xanax,
codeine, Valium, OxyContin,
and Promethazine with
codeine cough syrup remain
the principal drugs abused.
The San Diego area
prescription drugs of choice
are Vicodin, VicodinES,
Lortab, and Vicoprofen,
along with anabolic
steroids. Rohypnol is rarely
encountered by law
enforcement within in the
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Published Reports
The National Conference Of
State legislatures published
a page called The Double
Life of OxyContin: Miracle
Painkiller and Illicit
Street Drug - What are
States Doing?: The
state of California has
introduced California SB
1695 by Escutia on 4/1/02 -
"Declares that according to
the Director of the USDEA,
overdose deaths from
oxycontin totaled at least
117 over the last two years
and that in another 179
deaths oxycontin was the
likely cause of death.
Requires the state emergency
medical services authority
to adopt regulations that
would provide training for
treatment of people who have
suffered drug overdoses.
Requires agency to submit
reports on deaths associated
with drug overdoses."2
The United States GAO
(General Accounting Office)
states in a published
Prescription Drugs report
entitled, "OxyContin Abuse
and Diversion and
Efforts to Address the
Problem, "Among several
regulatory and
administrative actions taken
to limit abusers’access to
OxyContin and controlled
substances, DEA’s Office of
Diversion Control, in
collaboration with the
Department of Justice’s
Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice
Assistance, provides grants
to states for the
establishment of
prescription drug monitoring
programs. The conference
committee report for the
fiscal year 2002
appropriation to the
Department of Justice
directed the Office of
Justice Programs to make a
$2 million grant in support
of the Harold Rogers
Prescription Drug Monitoring
Program, which enhances the
capacity of regulatory and
law enforcement agencies to
collect and analyze
controlled substance
prescription data. The
program provided grants to
establish new monitoring
programs in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, and
West Virginia. California,
Kentucky, Massachusetts,
Nevada, and Utah also
received grants to enhance
existing monitoring
programs."3
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Oxycontin's Damage to Society
 The
National Center on Addiction and
Substance Abuse (CASA*) at Columbia
University shows in a recent report
that state governments spend, on
average, over 15 percent of their
entire budgets on substance abuse
and addiction and its consequences.
Unfortunately, for every dollar
states spend on this problem, 94
cents goes to handle the
consequences in public programs such
as health care, criminal justice,
education, child welfare and mental
health -- and only about 2 pennies
go to prevention, treatment and
research programs to reduce this
burden. This upside-down public
policy wastes billions in taxpayer
dollars at a time when resources are
scarce. The state of California is no
exception. It quickly becomes
self-evident there is a real need
for a
successful drug addiction treatment. |
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Treatment Center Changes
Needed
 Just
in the state of California,
there are many different
types of drug rehab and treatment
facilities. In the United
States, there are thousands
of drug rehab and treatment
centers treating alcoholism
to OxyContin addiction. Of
course the common goal of
all addiction treatment
programs is to help end
addiction for the
individual. In California and
across the United States, a
variety of techniques and
methods are being used. Some
of the well known treatment
methods in California include
the twelve step method,
relapse prevention, one-on-one
counseling, drug
rehabilitation, behavioral
modification, cognitive
therapy, support groups,
sober living, therapeutic
communities, AA , NA,
inpatient, and outpatient
drug rehab programs. There
are many types of treatment
centers available in
California, so making a
decision can be difficult.
Unfortunately, many
uninformed people in
California
go from rehab to rehab
looking for the one that is
right for them.
In California, there are many
attempts being made to meet
the needs of drug addicts,
but statistics show success
rates to be dismally low.
What is needed and wanted is
a drug treatment which not
only handles physical
addiction, but finds the
underlying reasons why a
person turns to drugs in
order to free the person
forever. What California
addicts, alcoholics and
their family, friends and
loved ones need is a real
and effective drug rehab
treatment center; one where
they are not on a time
schedule or use other drugs
to get the addict off the
original drugs. The addict
needs a reliable proven
program where when they are
done, their drug addiction
is a thing of the past and
they are now able to live
full productive lives free
of the stronghold of drugs
or alcohol. |
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Choosing a Drug Rehab and
Addiction Treatment Program
 People should know what the
goal should be of a drug
rehab center? Clean and
sober for 30 days? While
that might be a good
short-term goal, many
treatment centers and 12
step programs still leave
the drug addict fighting a
continuing battle with
addiction. "Once an addict
always an addict"; or it's a
mental disorder they can do
nothing about. When choosing
a drug rehab center for
yourself or a loved one from
California, it is important to
become educated on the
different types of drug
rehabs and what their end
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Should a
chronic drug
or alcohol
abuser
attend a
treat
program
close to
home?
Addiction is
not just
drug and
alcohol use,
it
revolves
around
people and
things in
their
immediate
environment
which help
to trigger
that
addictive
behavior.
The abuser's
location and
routines of
drug use
further
trigger drug
use. It is
the constant
and
seemingly
unstoppable
use of drugs
and the
hopelessness
of day to
day
existence
which
perpetuates
the problem
and inhibits
the native
desire to
stop ruining
their life
through the
use of self
medicating.
The above
factor
should not
be over
looked when
considering
a drug rehab
treatment
center
location.
The first
two weeks of
treatment
are always
the most
difficult.
There many
factors at
work which
make this
so. In
addition to
what has
been covered
above, a
more basic
factor is
this -
people are
creatures of
habit. Even
overwhelmingly
positive and
beneficial
changes in
life, such
as the birth
of a child
or a new job
do not
guarantee
the
individual
will have no
thoughts of
missing past
negative
activities
such as drug
or alcohol
use, their
drug buddies
and other
associated
activities.
Factually
this is the
normal
reactive
auto
response of
most human
beings - to
do what they
are familiar
with - good
or bad. It
is not
really that
they yearn
for these
things, but
it is all
that they
have known
for some
time. If the
abuser is
close to
home when
the
overwhelming
feelings
manifest
themselves,
there is a
good chance
they will
leave and
get back to
what they
know, drug
addiction.
Due to these
factors,
attending a
drug rehab
close to
home is
seldom the
correct
treatment
option for
chronic drug
abusers. It
is extremely
therapeutic
to be
distanced
from their
former
association
with the
medicine
cabinet,
bars, the
cigar box
where their
staff was
stored, etc.
All these
triggers
make the
task of
sobriety
seem
insurmountable
to the
chronic user
as these
triggers
continuously
stimulate a
reminder of
their past
addictive
behaviors.
For individuals with a severe drug or
alcohol addiction problem, choosing a
long-term inpatient treatment program is
another key to a successful outcome.
For
individuals
with a
severe drug
or alcohol
addiction
problem,
choosing a
long-term
inpatient
treatment
program is
another key
to a
successful
outcome. By
providing a
new, safe
trigger free
environment,
distanced
from past
negative
associations
and
surroundings
for an
extended
period of
time, the
chance for
success
increases
dramatically.
Our
drug rehab
treatment
program
provides
people with
positive
circumstances
to increase
their
chances for
a successful
recovery.
The vast
majority of
students
entering our
program,
around
(80%), are
from out of
state or
from other
countries. |
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Healing Addicted Lives
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now and request a copy of
Healing Addicted Lives
written by Gary W. Smith,
Certified Chemical
Dependency Counselor and
Director of Narconon
Arrowhead Drug and Alcohol
Rehabilitation and Education
Center.
Call anytime to speak with
one of our counselors about
our program. We will take
the time to answer your
questions whether it be for
yourself or a loved one. It
is possible to replace the
loss and pain of alcohol or
drug addiction with a
productive, enjoyable life.
Call now (877) 340-3602.
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1United States
Drug Enforcement
Administration website
2National
Conference of State
Legislatures report
3GAO
Report
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