We’re Getting Closer to Vaccines to Combat Drug Addiction

It is undeniable that despite all the efforts to stop drug addiction, this problem seems very difficult to get rid of. In fact, still more and more people keep on using drugs. But of course, there are those who want to change- to stop using it and live a new life. But turning one’s back to drug addiction is not easy. This is why there are drug addiction treatment centers available to provide help and assistance as they quit.

On the other hand, in the United States, due to the rise in death as a result of opioid overdose, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention works to understand and combat this epidemic. This is great news for people who desperately want to be free from drugs.

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In the United States, 115 people die as the result of an opioid drug overdose every day. This statistic, gathered as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) work to understand and combat the current epidemic of opioid drug abuse in America is even more startling when you compare it to figures from the last twenty years or so. In 2016, the number of deaths attributed to an overdose of a drug like heroin or prescription opioid painkillers was five times what it was in 1999.

One of the driving forces behind this epidemic has already been determined: medical professionals over-prescribing opioid painkillers, such as oxycodone, to patients, a practice that is not only completely legal but increasingly common. Many people begin taking the drug legally but become dependent on it. When the prescription runs out and they are no longer able to get it filled, they may try to obtain it illegally. They may be motivated to buy or steal medication to help combat their pain. Some patients end up taking illegal street drugs, like heroin, in an attempt to treat the withdrawals from the opioid medications they were initially prescribed.

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Indy Organization Providing Free Drug Addiction Treatment to Expecting Mothers

Drug addiction can happen to both men and women. Although it seems unlikely for women, there are actually a lot of them who choose to use drugs. As a result, their lives change in the most drastic way possible. It also affects those people around them like their friends and family.

The worse thing that can happen is when a woman is pregnant but she is under the influence of drugs. This can put her life in danger, as well as that of the unborn child in her womb. But it’s a good thing that in Indiana, the Volunteers of America of Indiana offers a free program for pregnant women who are struggling with drug addiction.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– Volunteers of America of Indiana is offering a free program for pregnant women struggling with drug addiction.

The Fresh Start Recovery Center focuses on helping mothers recover from various drug addictions and have healthy children.

The program is provided at no cost to the mother and insurance coverage is not required.

The program admits pregnant women battling addiction, as well as women with a substance abuse problem who are involved with the Department of Child Services.

“What’s been happening is we have newborns born with opiates in their system and at that point, DCH has to get involved,” said Shannon Schumacher, Executive Vice President of Strategic and Clinical Services at Volunteers of America. “Oftentimes, that baby doesn’t go home with mom from the hospital.”

The Fresh Start Recovery Center allows mothers to remain with their children while they receive residential treatment for drug abuse. Pregnant women admitted into the program are allowed to have up to two of their children with them during their stay and will go through two phases of treatment.

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Community can Help those End the Rough Journey Through Drug Addiction

More often than not, we think that addiction is the end of all the great things in life. At some point it might be true. What drug addicts who wish to change for the better fail to realize is the fact that help is actually available. Although there are times when they would think that others, even their families would not understand and support them.

This is why there should be more programs that will help the fight against drug addiction. At the same time, drug rehab centers are great help to drug addicts who want to get cured and live a new and better life.

The article below talks about how the community can offer help to those people who have been addicted to drugs and help them get back on their feet.

Read on to know more how the community can make it happen.

In December of 2012 Emily Raitt spoke about her journey through drug addiction. Her story began as an 8-year-old from a broken home, taking care of an ill mother and managing household responsibilities that far outpaced her age. She was given pot by a friend’s 15-year-old brother. Ten years later she was a homeless IV drug user.

 

Emily tells the story of being in her early 20s, addicted and homeless, sitting on a bench outside a grocery store in the pouring rain. She said it’s not that she wanted anyone to give her any money, she just wanted someone to look at her, to acknowledge her existence, to know that she mattered.

 

In January, Emily spoke on stage at the White House. She was invited onto a panel of nine women to share their input with those tasked with fighting the opioid crisis: Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president, and Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. She was joined onstage by the president of the United States.

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Desperate for Help: Prescription Drug Addicts Turn to the Web

As they say, there is hope for everything. Even in the case of drug addiction, especially for those who have really depended their lives on it, there’s still a way out. It is a known fact, backed with figures that the number of people using drugs, specifically prescription drugs, have been continuously increasing. In spite of this, it is good to know that the number of those who are willing to be saved is likewise increasing.

Today, many people who have been addicted to painkillers are turning on the internet to seek help from support groups and other services. In this case, it is good to know that help is indeed available for me. There are so many drug addiction treatment centers online that can guide them and even provide them with emotional support.

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“Thousands of people dependent on prescription drugs are desperately turning to online help groups and calling up charity helplines because of a lack of government-funded services.

A growing number of people struggling with addiction to painkillers, benzodiazepines and antidepressants are guiding each other through the process of withdrawal on Facebook groups and websites. They say they have nowhere else to turn.

The Guardian has also heard that people are resorting to calling up the Samaritans helpline, set up for those needing emotional support.

Doctors have warned that while it is not surprising people are seeking help online, it highlights the lack of support available.

Andrew Green, the British Medical Association’s GP committee clinical and prescribing lead, said: “Where there are gaps in NHS provision, patients may feel this is their only option.”

The government has ordered an investigation into the growing problem of addiction to prescription drugs. Data compiled by researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute of the darknet’s biggest marketplaces also suggests that untraceable online purchases of the prescription drug Xanax are high, accounting for more than a fifth of total global sales.”

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