Prescription Drug Abuse

According to CADCA, the U. S. Department of Justice just put over six million dollars to twenty two states to support prescription drug abuse monitoring. What does this mean? Will it have an impact on the devastating problem affecting so many Americans today. CADCA says that monitoring is one tool of many to be used in preventing and treating prescription drug dependence. The DOJ´s Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is responsible for the grant.
It is intended to increase communication among states regarding monitoring and help with any special needs of specific organizations.
The impact of monitoring is certain to appear quickly as a result of this grant. Drug dependence and abuse can be managed at an earlier time with increased monitoring. Prevention and early intervention can increase and damage due to addiction can decrease. Hopefully this grant will impact education and training so that employers will have plans in place to properly handle positive drug screens. The process can then become less intimidating and more routine,
Grants such as this one certainly play an important role in our society's ongoing struggle with drug abuse and addiction.
(http://cadca.org/CoalitionsOnline/article.asp?id=915, 10/05).

How effective is rapid detox?

How effective is rapid detox? This is a difficult, yet simple question to answer. At MRODS, we often get calls asking about the effectiveness of the treatment. Rapid opiate detoxification works. Once an individual undergoes the procedure, the body is fully detoxified from opiates. What usually happens over the course of a week is condensed into a 4-6 hour procedure.
Another question commonly asked is about withdrawal. Does the patient experience withdrawal symptoms with the rapid opiate detox procedure? The rapid detox procedure significantly reduces withdrawal symptoms. After undergoing the procedure, the patient remains hospitalized for an additional night. As with any medical procedure requiring anesthesia, there are some periods of lightheadedness, and there can be some slight agitation. We recommend the procedure for those whose major roadblock to recovery is the severity of their withdrawal from opiates. They may have tried many times to quit but cannot manage the symptoms that come with opiate withdrawal.
More importantly, individuals want to know the success rate of the procedure. Will he or she be able to live life again without the use of opiates? This question has a two-fold answer. To begin with, yes, after rapid detox many patients go on to live life free of opiates. Some patients come to us after years of methadone maintenance, unable taper off of it the way they'd initially planned. Rapid detox allows them to finally rid themselves of their ongoing need for methadone. They are free to live life in recovery from opiate dependence. Our most successful patients undergo addiction treatment along with rapid detox. They learn about how their brains have been affected by a dependence on a narcotic. They gain support from others who have been in the same situation, and they find ways to create a safe environment for themselves.
So, how effective is rapid detox? Very effective...in detoxifying your body from opiates in the shortest amount of time possible. We believe staying clean after opiate addiction is daily, spiritual process, which involves a great deal of support and usually some kind of treatment. At mrods, we can assess the overall needs of the patient, give a recommendation for appropriate aftercare and provide you with safe, effective rapid opiate detoxification.