Faces of drug addiction

Drug addiction in America has many faces. An addict could be a star athlete making millions a year and spending thousands in one sitting on his recreational drug use. An addict on the other hand, could be a mother of small children living in the suburbs, suffering from chronic pain and in need of prescription drug. 

Both of these two diverse people could be abusing the prescription drug, one by abusing it and the second by using it. Both have a problem and both need to address their drug dependency issue. Both can drive under the influence and be a danger to themselves and to others.  As unlikely that it might seem on the surface, both could get involved and statistically speaking, are getting involved with illegal activities and suffer its consequences.

According to Law enforcement officers and social workers at our jails, the majority of the crime in the last few years is directly related to opiate use and abuse.

The illicit drug use has increased the number of violent crimes, drug-related traffic accidents and not mentioning the overdoses and drug related deaths.

Another segment of drug addicts are the teens as young as 14 years old. By some accounts some of these teens find their drug of choice by the age of 16. These are the kids that mostly obtain their drugs from their parent’s or their friend’s parent’s medicine cabinets.

This last group of prescription medication drug addicts, are more prone to violent crime than the two previous groups, the ones who need the drug but over dose and the one who uses the prescription drug recreationally.

Locking up medicine cabinets and properly disposing of unused prescription drugs can help the teen group of abusers, but for the most part, all other prevention and intervention programs should be directed to all these groups of drug users.

There are various places that people suffering from addiction can find help. Places like Al-Anon meetings for family and friends, AA (Alcoholic Anonymous) and NA (Narcotic Anonymous) meetings for users.

There also effective drug addiction treatment programs for inpatients and outpatients at various private rehabilitation facilities which deal with mental and social side of drug addiction. Some of these facilities specialize in treating addictions with dual diagnosis.

If you have come across this article is because you or someone you love is in need of help for an prescription drug abuse. Cove Center for Recovery is an Addiction Treatment Center offering a premier prescription drug abuse treatment program that can help you or your loved one. Our aim is to treat the whole person, and not just an isolated symptom. During the treatment process we will work with the client to identify the factors that may have contributed to their prescription drug abuse – home, work, relationships and medical history. We also believe that families have a vital role to play in the recovery process, and each program has a place for family participation, to educate them in the treatment process and to equip them for their role as supporters.

Reach out to us. Recovery from addiction is just a click or a phone call away. If the information you are looking for is not found here and you need immediate attention you may contact us:

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