http://blog.addictionhelpservices.com/views Addiction Treatment Issues Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:04:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today, I came across a news release about a Nebraska man who was drunk at his drunk driving sentencing hearing. I have to admit that I chuckled a bit after reading the headline, and thought of the movie Arthur, before reading the entire article and the events that took place ... http://blog.addictionhelpservices.com/views/2010/03/13/jail-time-or-addiction-help/ The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s office has recently stated that “prescription drug abuse has become more fatal than abuse of illegal street drugs”. The top two drugs that people overdose on in Tampa, FL are Oxycodone (which can be formulated as Percocet and OxyContin) and Methadone used to “treat” heroin ... http://blog.addictionhelpservices.com/views/2010/03/05/addiction-help-needed-for-florida-prescription-drug-users/ A woman’s life has come crashing down, thanks to drug addiction. Kristin Parker, a scrub tech in Colorado who fell prey to an addiction to painkillers (and heroin for a short time) wound up contracting Hepatitis C. But, that’s not the worst of it. She worked as a nurse for ... http://blog.addictionhelpservices.com/views/2010/02/28/addiction-help-don%e2%80%99t-wait-until-it%e2%80%99s-too-late/ Have you ever thought about whether you could be an “alcoholic”? Like when you hear about people who drive drunk or the neighbor down the street who had a few too many at the BBQ last weekend… Has it ever made you question your own habits with regard to alcohol ... http://blog.addictionhelpservices.com/views/2010/02/21/signs-of-alcoholism-get-addiction-help/ Have you ever heard that “relapse is part of recovery”? As much as people believe this to be true, it is not, plain and simple. If someone relapses after they receive their treatment, then a basic element of the recovery process was missed or omitted and the addiction help they ... http://blog.addictionhelpservices.com/views/2010/02/14/addiction-recovery-doesn%e2%80%99t-have-to-include-relapse/ On February 4th, the news of how Brittany Murphy died was released. It was ruled “accidental”, but drugs were involved and partly to blame. The bright, young Hollywood star was ill with pneumonia and anemia and was self medicating with a combination of prescription and over the counter medications, which ... http://blog.addictionhelpservices.com/views/2010/02/05/brittany-murphys-untimely-death-%e2%80%93-could-it-have-been-prevented/ Do you have children? If you don’t, you surely have friends or family members with kids. What do you do if you suspect that they’re using drugs? Do you let it slide and hope it’s nothing, or that it will just go away? Bad idea! There are so many kids, ... http://blog.addictionhelpservices.com/views/2010/01/31/to-drug-test-or-not-to-drug-test-that-is-the-question/ Difficult – is the only word I can think of to describe what it takes to get someone help to overcome a drug and/or alcohol addiction. About 95% of the time, addicts don’t think they even have a problem. However, they most certainly do, and it’s not just the problem ... http://blog.addictionhelpservices.com/views/2010/01/23/intervention-101/ Marijuana, and whether or not to legalize it, has been in the news quite a bit lately. And, even though a lot of its advocates will tell you that it isn’t addictive, smoking marijuana does wind up sending a boat load of people to drug rehab. Statistically speaking, there are ... http://blog.addictionhelpservices.com/views/2010/01/18/marijuana-rehab-now-or-hard-drug-rehab-later/ Detoxification is defined by most people as simply just withdrawing from drugs. In a lot of cases, a withdrawal that is medically supervised isn’t necessary and can just be done at home. This is especially true with most stimulants, painkillers and even heroin, although it is often preferred with the ... http://blog.addictionhelpservices.com/views/2010/01/12/do-i-go-to-detox-or-rehab/