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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
Michigan, 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 OxyContin®
demand is increasing
throughout the state. The
Michigan Automated
Prescription System (MAPS)
program indicates that the
state’s OxyContin®
prescriptions have increased
by 31 percent. Michigan is
ranked number 30 for its
OxyContin® comsumption per
capita. Straits Area
Narcotic Enforcement (SANE)
Task Force, located in
Cheboygan County, Michigan
reported that 90 percent of
the problems encountered are
related to OxyContin®. The
number of charges for
OxyContin® abuse has also
increased. In 2002, there
were 37 charges made as
compared to 60 in 2003.
OxyContin® abusers are
obtaining this drug through
break-ins and robberies,
doctor shopping, stealing
from legitimate patients,
selling parts of legitimate
prescriptions, home
break-ins and forged
prescriptions.
Pharmaceutical Diversion:
The abuse and diversion of
prescription drugs,
particularly hydrocodone,
oxycodone (Lortab, Lorcet,
Vicodin, and Oxycontin), and
methadone, is increasing
throughout the state.
Detroit is a source city for
OxyContin that is
transported and distributed
to users in Kentucky and
West Virginia for a high
profit margin. Primary
methods of diversion are
illegal sales, “doctor
shopping”, pharmacy
break-ins and robberies,
stealing from legitimate
patients, selling legitimate
prescriptions, illegally
obtaining them from the
streets, illegitimate
prescriptions, home
break-ins, forged
prescriptions, and Internet
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Published Reports
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."2
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?: In it it
reports, "Michigan enacted a
number of laws in the 2002
session to establish an
electronic drug monitoring
system, to amend scope of
practice laws for
pharmacists and to
strengthen prescribing and
dispensing standards for
controlled substances. These
standards include requiring
pharmacists to make "good
faith" judgment about
dispensing controlled
substances. For example, the
lack of consistency in the
doctor-patient relationship
or requests for unusual
dosages should alert
pharmacists to the potential
for abuse. Michigan also
passed legislation to create
and distribute an
informational book on pain
and to develop and conduct
educational programs for
health professionals who
dispense controlled
substances. The program must
include information on
processing allegations of
wrongdoing and the
disciplinary process. And
finally, Michigan passed
legislation to establish the
Pain Management Education
and Controlled Substances
Antidiversion Fund in the
state treasury."3
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The Damage to Society
 In the State of
Michigan, the
effects of drug and alcohol
abuse goes way past the the
damage done to the addicts
themselves. In terms of time
lost on the job, to the
health system inundated by
illness and overdoses to
communities harmed by the
crime rate caused by addicts
looking to steal anything in
order to get their next fix,
to families living a
nightmare as they watch
helplessly as their loved
one goes further down the
chutes. The rollercoaster of
emotions, concern and anger
seems like a never ending
ride the abuser puts his
friends and family through.
Failures in the past with
drug rehab centers further
numb the addict to any hope
of a future without drugs.
It truly can appear
hopeless.
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 Michigan,
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 Michigan and
across the United States, a
variety of techniques and
methods are being used. Some
of the well known treatment
methods in Michigan 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
Michigan, so making a
decision can be difficult.
Unfortunately, many
uninformed people in
Michigan
go from rehab to rehab
looking for the one that is
right for them.
In Michigan, 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 Michigan
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
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Should an
Oxycontin
addict
attend a
treatment
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
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Dependency Counselor and
Director of Narconon
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Rehabilitation and Education
Center.
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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.
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1United States
Drug Enforcement
Administration website
2OxyContin Abuse
News
story link
3The
National Conference Of State
legislatures
report
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