tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83437593314766559702024-02-08T00:14:32.704-05:00Addiction HelpAddiction is a chronic illness affecting the person, family, friends and societyChristopher Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334690940716296672noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343759331476655970.post-55807162328591612162017-03-29T15:43:00.002-04:002017-03-29T15:43:44.076-04:00Action is needed today on the Addiction epidemic Addiction is killing our youth and adults more so today than ever before. Chris Christie is back working with Trump to take on the opiate epidemic. <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/29/christie-back-in-spotlight-amid-trump-push-to-fight-drug-addiction.html" target="_blank">Click here for more news on today's discussion. </a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Relapse with addiction is similar to other chronic diseases and here is why</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #383838; font-size: 18.0pt;">Just as a CHF exacerbation can be
triggered by too much fluid, or a person with diabetes can have a reaction if
they eat too much sugar, a drug addict can be triggered to return to drug abuse.
With other chronic diseases, here relapse serves as a signal for returning to
treatment. The same response is just as necessary with drug addiction. As a
chronic, recurring illness, addiction may require repeated treatments until
abstinence is achieved. Like other diseases, including COPD, drug addiction can
be effectively treated and managed, leading to a healthy and productive life. However,
to achieve long-term recovery, treatment must address specific, individual
patient needs and must take the whole person into account. You cannot simply
get a person off of drugs but you have to address each physical, social and
psychological change that has taken place in order to help people stay away
from drugs for good.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Similar to other chronic, relapsing diseases, such as
diabetes, asthma, or heart disease, drug addiction can be managed successfully.
And as with other chronic diseases, it is not uncommon for a person to relapse
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Relapse, however, does not signal treatment failure—rather,
it indicates that treatment should be reinstated or adjusted or that an
alternative treatment is needed to help the individual regain control and
recover.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Alcohol are 2 times more likely to become addicted to
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Marijuana are 3 times more likely to become addicted to
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Cocaine are 15 times more likely to become addicted to
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Prescription opioid painkillers are 40 times more likely
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<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">Alternatives
Counseling Services, Inc</td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">540 East Main Street</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Riverhead</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">NY</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">11901</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">(631) 369-1200</td>
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<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">Alternatives
Counseling Services, Inc</td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">291 Hampton Road</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">South Hampton</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">NY</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">11968</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">(631) 283-4440</td>
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<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">Brookhaven
Memorial Hospital/Medical Center</td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">365 East Main Street</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Patchogue</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">NY</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">11772</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">(631) 854-1222</td>
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<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">Brookhaven
Memorial Hospital/Medical Center</td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">550 Montauk Hwy</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Shirley</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">NY</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">11967</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">(631) 852-1070</td>
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<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">Hope For
Youth, Inc.</td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">201 Dixon Avenue</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Amityville</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">NY</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">11701</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">(631) 842-7900 X6523</td>
<td class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">http://www.hfyny.org/</td>
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<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">Outreach
Development Corporation</td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">11 Farber Drive</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Bellport</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">NY</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">11713</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">(631) 286-0700</td>
<td class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">http://www.opiny.org/</td>
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<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">The
Pederson-Krag Center, Inc</td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">55 Horizon Drive</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Huntington</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">NY</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">11743</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">(631) 920-8000</td>
<td class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">http://www.pederson-krag.org/</td>
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<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">The
Pederson-Krag Center, Inc</td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">11 Route 111</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Smithtown</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">NY</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">11787</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">(631) 920-8300</td>
<td class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">http://www.pederson-krag.org/</td>
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<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">The
Pederson-Krag Center, Inc</td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">240 Long Island
Avenue</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Wyandanch</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">NY</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">11799</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">631) 920-8042</td>
<td class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">http://www.pederson-krag.org/</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">Seafield
Center</td>
<td class="xl73" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">7 Seafield Ln</td>
<td class="xl73" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Westhampton
Beach, </td>
<td class="xl74" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">NY</td>
<td class="xl74" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> 11978</td>
<td class="xl74" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">(631) 288-1122</td>
<td class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">http://www.seafieldcenter.com/%20Seafield/index.cfm</td>
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<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">Hauppauge
Intake and Maintenance Program </td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">200 Wireless
Blvd. </td>
<td class="xl75" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Hauppauge </td>
<td class="xl76" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">NY</td>
<td class="xl77" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">11788</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">(631) 853-7373 </td>
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Christopher Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334690940716296672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343759331476655970.post-41417632776316828092015-04-26T23:51:00.002-04:002015-04-26T23:51:52.994-04:00Addiction: A devastating Cycle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<td class="xl67" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt; width: 236pt;" width="315">Name</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Adult Protective Services </td>
<td>(631) 853-2236</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Birthright of Nassau/Suffolk Hotline</td>
<td>(800) 550-4900</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Brookhaven Sanctuary</td>
<td>(631) 451-8011</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">CDC National Aids Hotline</td>
<td>(800) 342-2437</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Child Find of America</td>
<td>(800) 426-5678</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Child Protective Services</td>
<td>(800) 342-3720</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Fathers Rights Association</td>
<td>(516) 783-1636</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Hotline</td>
<td>(888) 843-4564</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Girls and Boys Town National Hotline</td>
<td>(800) 448-3000</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Huntington Sanctuary Program</td>
<td>(631) 271-2183</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Huntington Hotline</td>
<td>(631) 549-8700</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Islip Town Runaway Program</td>
<td>(631) 665-1173</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Mental Health Emergency Hotline</td>
<td>(631) 952-3333</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Nassau-Suffolk Emergency Psychiatric
Hotline</td>
<td>(631) 952-3333</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children</td>
<td>(800) 843-5678</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">NYS OASAS Helpline</td>
<td>(877) 8-HOPENY</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Parental Stress Helpline</td>
<td>(800) 367-2543</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Runaway Hotline</td>
<td>(800) 621-4000</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Stony Brook Comprehensive Psychiatric
Emergency Program (CPEP)</td>
<td>(631) 444-6050</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic
Violence</td>
<td>(631) 666-8833</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Suffolk County Women’s Services</td>
<td>(631) 853-8222</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Tough Love</td>
<td>(800) 333-1069</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Victims Information Bureau (VIBS)</td>
<td>(631) 360-3606</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Youth Talkline</td>
<td>(800) 246-7743</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Islip Hotline</td>
<td>(631) 277-4700</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Response Hotline</td>
<td>(631) 751-7500</td>
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Christopher Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334690940716296672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343759331476655970.post-3586666748163674892015-01-19T23:05:00.003-05:002015-02-06T22:08:29.313-05:00You Probably Know Someone...Specifically, what can this blog do to help readers and their needs?<br />
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I know families, friends, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives who are facing the devastating effects of opioids. With the ability to change the mental and physical chemicals in the human brain. Opioids have the ability to run or take control of individuals and their families in ways which were once thought was not possible. Your "standard" addict is obviously not your IV heroin abuser, but includes every and all persons of varied occupations, incomes, groups.<br />
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Pain pills are highly accessible for one thing and as we see their price increasing, the price of heroin a much faster acting and dirtier drug is often combined with other drugs. Unfortunately, these and other drugs of abuse are landing many of our loved ones in Emergency Rooms with Overdoses and often death. If those reading this blog think that individual who have drug dependence want to continue living their lives that way, I have news for you, they don't, many of them are embarrassed and it is one of the toughest illnesses to battle.<br />
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The fight is just beginning and we need to continue to fight. If you know someone that needs help, then help them. .Christopher Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334690940716296672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343759331476655970.post-15490529531223532952015-01-12T22:03:00.001-05:002015-01-12T22:03:59.692-05:00Think Twice when the Doctor hands you some pills<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Some may not
know why addiction to opiates is so strong and why people continue to use
despite the negative attention they draw and negative effects its use has on
their many aspects of life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">analgesic<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #252525;"> </span></span><span style="color: #252525;">(painkiller) effects of opioids are a function of reduced
perception of pain, decreased reaction to pain and an increase in tolerance to
pain. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #252525;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Side effects of Opioids include but are
not limited to euphoria, constipation, sedation, respiratory depression and
more effects. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Repeated doses of opiates at no specific
frequency or time (as everyone is different) can lead to drug tolerance. Essentially, there is decrease in
pharmacologic response following repeated or prolonged drug administration. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This essentially means the patient has to
take higher dosages to achieve an effect which is in all likelihood far above
the current level of tolerance. I will not go into the in-depth pharmacokinetics
of tolerance but I will help you to understand the behavioral effects
associated with opioid tolerance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">At some point the body becomes physical
and mentally addicted. This is a point at which not only will the body not have
the same analgesic relief it did on a previous low dose, but now if the patient
stops the medication he or she may experience flu like symptoms including rhinorrhea,
body aches, chills, sweats, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting to name a few. Often
time individuals do not want to stop using drugs because of this horrible withdrawal
syndrome. You can count on being out of
work a few days with these symptoms. </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEmfyQj92CAZvOm6Rqps-FMGeT8mCrGzwJTtobFqBBc0NzV1X7o0w0SmXMrPbpRS_7UHQedChnrmmxsHU9Qcj3jAQhSjUaQm6qQb_szqxGXe0BP73NTMtR2-_reZNeAwCbxIiv1r6PgTD/s1600/tre.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEmfyQj92CAZvOm6Rqps-FMGeT8mCrGzwJTtobFqBBc0NzV1X7o0w0SmXMrPbpRS_7UHQedChnrmmxsHU9Qcj3jAQhSjUaQm6qQb_szqxGXe0BP73NTMtR2-_reZNeAwCbxIiv1r6PgTD/s1600/tre.png" height="195" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Opiates principally act on the central and peripheral
nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract and so much of the side effects
surround these symptoms and do the withdrawal symptoms. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">At this day and age we are losing so many young and old
patients losing their lives from opioids. Opioids have been easy to obtain as
more pills than ever are being prescribed. With increasing street prices seen
for such medicines as hydrocodone. Many have begun to seek and use heroin as it
is quite a bit cheaper, however laced with bad and deadly other substances. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">The ultimate goal is to get your loved one to find a
practice and doctor first, stop using drugs and initiate treatment. Certain
Steps are important as addiction surrounds and involves social, work and home
life. Patients need to see a therapist, get rid of all paraphernalia and get
rid of any phone numbers or reminders of the past practices. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">The initial goal is to change the behavior of the patient
(get used to living normal) but long term the goal is not to be on any treatment
and able to remain opioid drug free without any crutch. Here is some anecdotal l
information we have found from patients. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Christopher Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334690940716296672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343759331476655970.post-85756845173434335252015-01-11T22:01:00.003-05:002015-01-11T22:01:27.276-05:00Drug Dependence and the stigmata<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do you know how frustrating it is to chase after something you will never catch and hold on too? You continue to spend money during this rampage for something that will only last so shortly. The results are far more devastating to the individuals and his or her family than you could ever imagine. A roller coaster ride filled with highs and lows, maltreatment of loved ones and self. Relationships are no more as trust has wasted. You soon run out of money to find yourslef selling your personal items or even self for this one high. You find yourself in legal trouble, you lose your license. You think life is over don't you? What is your idea of what this individual looks like? or what job they have or don't have? What type of person is this?<br />
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This individual can be you, me, a banker, executive, doctor, nurse, lawyer, homeless person, bottom line is it can be anyone from anywhere no matter who or where they come from. Addiction doesn't know class, race or religion.<br />
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People addicted to pain pills DO NOT want to live this way, would you? You have 3-4 kids, a family, great job and you find yourself developing tolerance for pain pills prescribed for your bad back pain. Of course you weren't told by your doctor that these medications are so addictive that it could ruin your life and your families life! The doctor just kept prescribing you the pills because when patients go to doctors we expect something in return for our visit and often times payment of a "copay".<br />
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What people don't realize is that there is a huge stigma on patients suffering opioid addiction and they don't want to seek help because they fear what people will say and or do. Patients with addiction are often treated differently by the doctors they see in an emergency, nurses, and pharmacists. TO many, they are seen as drug addicts. To me I see them as a person whos mind and body was suseptible to a chemical which is additive and tried to ruin their life.<br />
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Christopher Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334690940716296672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343759331476655970.post-67088017311947315812014-03-02T10:27:00.002-05:002014-03-02T10:27:57.256-05:00Addiction Treatment Map of ResourcesAn addiction treatment map created using Google Maps.<br />
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<iframe height="480" src="https://mapsengine.google.com/map/embed?mid=zTLdAK5RxNz4.kiAA_wGlYzLk" width="540"></iframe>Christopher Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334690940716296672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343759331476655970.post-71213535179334611082014-03-02T10:24:00.000-05:002014-03-02T10:24:21.234-05:00Recovery ResourcesI came across this site which provides recovery resources by State. The site allows you to search by Substance, Specialty and Financial and Resource Type.<br />
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<a href="http://www.recovery.org/browse/rhode-island/" target="_blank">Click Here to go to Resource</a>Christopher Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334690940716296672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343759331476655970.post-90222184693030066982014-03-02T10:21:00.000-05:002014-03-02T10:21:27.322-05:00Deaths from Opiates in Rhode Island<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Four more people have died of suspected drug overdoses in Rhode Island in the last week, bringing the
total this year to 49, according to the state health director last Wednesday.
The number of people who have died of accidental overdoses in the first eight weeks of 2014 is about 2 X the normal rate. Overdose deaths have been associated with fentanyl mixed with heroin.
In Rhode Island in 2009-2010 most deaths from accidental drug overdose were Men between the ages of 40-49.
In 2011 Men between ages of 50-59. In Rhode Island in 2009-2012 deaths from
accidental overdose was more common among Women between the ages of 50-59. According to data
most have been associated with opioids alone and not alcoholic.
Fatal overdoses from prescription painkillers have reached epidemic proportions, according to a new report from the CDC. In 2008, the report showed, drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin claimed almost 5,000 lives.
That's almost three times as many lives as in 1999, the Associated Press
reported.
Fatal overdoses are especially common among middle-aged men, whites, and American Indians, according to reports<br />
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You can find that the Extra Strength Vicodin goes for about $5.00 per pill in Wisconsin. Oxycontin 45 MG for $65.<br />
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In one day a a young child or adolesent may spend 100-200/drugs. Simultaneoiusly they are ruining their body and hope of getting better, digging deeper into depression as they feel hopeless in a rollercoaster ride through hell. But honestly they don't want all this to go on. They want to feel normal, they want to have friends, they want to have back there trusting parents. They want to again enjoy the hobbies and activities they used to enjoy.<br />
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However it isn't easy for them. They are addicted to a drug and just as addicting smoking is that you can't stop addiction to opioids is probably worse. There is a physical dependence and a mental dependence.<br />
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There are multiple choices for treatment including outpatient care programs and inpatient detoxes. Despite having gone through detox many of these patients are just going to turn around and pick up again as they are again exposed to the same individuals they were connected with previously, lack self esteem and it is easier for them to say yes than to say no.<br />
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People need not judge these individuals, but help them. Think for example where many of these opiate addicted patients first built up this tolerance and dependence? It many times than not from their Orthopedic Surgeon or primary care doctor. They didn't have good followup and doctors lack knowledge of side effects of opioids and the damaging effects it may have on the lives of its victims, patients and families. There is hope though. There is alot of help out there. Good Bless you if you are struggleing.Christopher Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334690940716296672noreply@blogger.com0