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North Carolina OxyContin Rehabs
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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
North Carolina, 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 current
investigations indicate that
the illegal distribution and
abuse of controlled
pharmaceuticals is
widespread throughout North
Carolina. Their appeal is
simply due to the relative
ease of acquisition and
application. The diversion
of prescription opiates such
as methadone, morphine,
codeine, oxycodone, and
hydrocodone continues to be
a problem in the largest
metropolitan centers of the
state. Benzodiazepines, such
as Xanax® and Valium®, were
also identified as being
among the most commonly
abused and diverted
pharmaceuticals. Primary
methods of diversion being
reported are illegal sale
and distribution by health
care professionals and
workers, “doctor shopping,”
forged prescriptions,
employee theft, and the
Internet. In January 2007,
DEA Greensboro, Wilmington,
San Francisco and San Jose
culminated an 18-month-long
investigation into the
illegal distribution of
thousands of dosage units of
controlled pharmaceuticals
nationwide by a North
Carolina Internet pharmacy.
Four suspects were arrested
and $4.2 million in assets
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Published Reports
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, "DEA
officials stated that the
initial areas that
experienced OxyContin abuse
and diversion problems
included rural areas within
8 states—Alaska, Kentucky,
Maine, Maryland, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, and
West Virginia. In July 2002,
DEA told us that it learned
that OxyContin abuse and
diversion problems had
spread into larger areas of
the initial 8 states, as
well as parts of 15 other
states (including North
Carolina), to involve almost
half of the 50 states."2
The NDIC (National Drug
Intelligence Center in a
report on North Carolina
Drug Threat Assessment
stated, "The production,
distribution, and abuse of
illicit drugs and the
diversion and abuse of
pharmaceuticals pose serious
threats to North Carolina.
Cocaine represents the
principal drug threat to
North Carolina followed by
marijuana. Methamphetamine
is a growing threat to the
state. Heroin is available
and abused most commonly in
urban areas and is rarely
available in rural areas.
Among other dangerous drugs,
OxyContin represents the
primary threat."
The report further stated,
"The diversion and abuse of
pharmaceuticals, most
notably OxyContin, are
growing problems in North
Carolina. Law enforcement
officers in several
jurisdictions have conducted
prescription fraud
investigations, and thefts
of pharmaceuticals are
increasing. Thieves
frequently target retail
pharmacies, medical clinics,
and nursing homes."3
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Oxycontin
Dependence Destoys Lives
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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 North Carolina is no
exception. It quickly becomes
self-evident there is a real need
for a
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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
North Carolina, it is important to
become educated on the
different types of drug
rehabs and what their end
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Should an
Oxycontin
drug abuser
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
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
2GAO
report
3NDIC
report
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