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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
Kentucky, 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 the abuse and
diversion of prescription
drugs, particularly
hydrocodone and oxycodone (
Lortab, Lorcet, Vicodin® and
Oxycontin), remain one of,
if not the, largest drug
problem in southeastern
Kentucky. The availability
of diverted pharmaceuticals
in central and northern
Kentucky remains high, but
stable. The availability of
Oxycontin in southeastern
Kentucky has risen due to
the increased availability
of pills transported from
Midwest metropolitan areas.
Primary methods of diversion
include pharmacy theft,
“doctor shopping,”
prescription fraud, and
purchasing large quantities
of drugs from unscrupulous
Internet pharmacies. The
purchasing of drugs via the
Internet continues to have a
significant impact on
Kentucky. Purchasers have
the drugs delivered to their
homes using false names
and/or different
combinations of the same
name. |
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Published Reports
National Jack Conway,
Attorney General of the
state of Kentucky posted a
press release in May, 2007,
which included: Attorney
General Greg Stumbo today
announced a settlement with
pharmaceutical maker Purdue
Pharma regarding the
narcotic pain medication
OxyContin. The settlement
resolves concerns that
Purdue Pharma engaged in
extensive off-label
marketing of OxyContin, a
time-released, Schedule II
opioid used for pain
management of moderate to
severe pain over an extended
period of time, and that
Purdue Pharma failed to
adequately disclose abuse
and diversion risks
associated with the drug in
violation of Kentucky’s
consumer protection
statutes.
“Kentucky has suffered
greatly from abuse of
Oxycontin”, said Attorney
General Stumbo. “Today we
have a new tool to clamp
down on illegitimate use of
this drug. The court order
outlaws dangerous practices
at their source by
controlling overprescribing
and curbing aggressive sales
by the manufacturer.”
OxyContin Abuse News did a
story in February 2002,
stating that "Kentucky is
among 15 states to have a
prescription drug-monitoring
program, with half a dozen
other states considering
them and advocates pushing
for a national system to
link the sate databases.
Congress proved $2 million
for this year to start
prescription drug monitoring
systems but advocates feel
that is not good enough. The
Supreme Court ruled in 1977
that state officials could
track prescriptions as long
as the information is kept
private. Included in the 15
states that now have tacking
programs are California,
Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana, Kentucky,
Massachusetts, Michigan,
Nevada, New York, Oklahoma,
Rhode Island, Texas, Utah,
and Washington."3
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, "In
early 2000, media reports
began to surface in several
states that OxyContin was
being abused—that is, used
for nontherapeutic purposes
or for purposes other than
those for which it was
prescribed—and illegally
diverted.4 According to FDA
and the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA), the
abuse of OxyContin is
associated with serious
consequences, including
addiction, overdose, and
death.5 When OxyContin was
approved, the federal
government classified it as
a schedule II controlled
substance under the
Controlled Substances Act
because it has a high
potential for abuse and may
lead to severe psychological
or physical dependence.6 DEA
has characterized the
pharmacological effects of
OxyContin, and its active
ingredient oxycodone, as
similar to those of heroin.
Media reports indicated that
abusers were crushing
OxyContin tablets and
snorting the powder or
dissolving it in water and
injecting it to defeat the
intended controlled-release
effect of the drug and
attain a “rush” or “high”
through the body’s rapid
absorption of oxycodone.
During a December 2001
congressional hearing,
witnesses from DEA and other
law enforcement officials
from Kentucky, Virginia, and
West Virginia described the
growing problem of abuse and
diversion of OxyContin."4
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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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky,
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 Kentucky and
across the United States, a
variety of techniques and
methods are being used. Some
of the well known treatment
methods in Kentucky 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
Kentucky, so making a
decision can be difficult.
Unfortunately, many
uninformed people in
Kentucky
go from rehab to rehab
looking for the one that is
right for them.
In Kentucky, 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 Kentucky
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
Kentucky, it is important to
become educated on the
different types of drug
rehabs and what their end
result will be. |
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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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Healing Addicted Lives
written by Gary W. Smith,
Certified Chemical
Dependency Counselor and
Director of Narconon
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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
2Kentucky
Attorney General
Press
Release
3OxyContin Abuse
News story
4GAO
report
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