Prescription Drug Treatment
Info
Prescription Drug Treatment services
are provided in our program. Treatment of the isues surrounding
prescription drug dependence can include such services as pain assessment,
pain management, and management of continuing symptoms such as anxiety.
Many persons that have become dependent on prescription medications
had or continue to have a legitimate medical reason to take medications.
Over time the line between treating medical symptoms and dependency
becomes blurred. For example, a person who takes Valium for anxiety
may find that over a period of time, the medication becomes less
effective and the anxiety in turn increases. A person that several
years in the past took an occasional dose may find that they feel
anxious most of the time unless they take the medication
Completing prescription drug treatment is
not difficult, staying off prescription drugs is. Many people that
require prescription drug detox and abuse prescription drugs feel
that since they receive their drugs and info through legitimate
means, i.e.: through a doctor, that they do not have the same type
of problems or issues that a person who uses alcohol, for example.
The truth is that persons that abuse prescription drugs often are
able to do this by manipulating physicians into believing that they
have legitimate ailments that require these drugs. Sometimes these
persons may have had these ailments in the past but they continue
to feel symptoms as long as they continue to take medication.. An
example of this is a person who may have had surgery many years
ago but still reports feeling pain.
The signs of needing prescription drug treatment include but are
not limited to being in possession of prescription bottle received
from more than one doctor, prescription bottles from numerous pharmacies,
seeking other doctors that are willing to write prescriptions that
their primary physician won't, pills in plastic bags, and mixing
medications with other prescription medications or alcohol to increase
the effect.
Some of the most commonly prescribed medications in the United States
are pain medications and anxiolytics. These are also the most widely
abused. Prescription drug detox from pain medications is done using
medications, although this detox is not considered life threatening.
Detox from anxiety medications can be life threatening, especially
when these medications are used with alcohol. It is for this reason
that it is important to medically monitor these detox clients as
well as provide the appropriate medications.
The huge variety of medications and the combinations preclude discussion
of specific effects. For more specific prescription drug detox information,
please contact us by telephone or e- mail, we are glad to provide
assessments at no charge. |
