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have been hooked on painkillers for almost two years, and it is unlike any other drug that i have tried. i did not plan on getting addicted, i thought i was stronger and smarter than that. however, i had no idea that i would have an addiction. during the "process" i did not realize what was happening to me. i would take hydrocodone to give me more energy, put me in a better mood, minimize emotional pain, and occasionally get a real nice high, the nodding off kind. Before i consciously realized what was happening, i was physically dependent; if i didnt take something i couldnt function at all, i would get so sick. i eventually moved up to oxycontin when hydrocodone was not strong enough, and then got on dilaudid as well. i was an addict, i could not stop. i eventually went to treatment, had a few months of sobriety, but then relapsed, and i am now currently trying to kick again, i will most likely need treatment. it is by far one of the most difficult things i have had to deal with, bc my brain, just like any other addicts', does not think properly and rationally, my thinking is skewed. i feel like im in a catch 22 with this whole thing, i know i need to get clean, im trying, but it hurts so bad at the same time, its like, why am i doing this? However, i know there is light at the end of the tunnel, other people have made it, and i wont give up. to all that suffer from this hell, i know how you feel, im there with you, and i wish you the best of luck and hope you can find it within you to fight this shit. dont give up, dont let people that dont understand bring you down, youre not a worthless junkie. take care, find life again, its worth the fight. __________________ Add Your link to Health Directory
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| Posted: 15 Feb 2009 07:23 | ||
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Addiction to prescription medications, especially prescribed painkillers, is a growing problem. A new study will evaluate if individuals addicted to opioid painkillers, such as Vicodin and OxyContin, can effectively be treated with drug treatments currently used for heroin addiction.
The addiction has become a national concern as authorities estimate 2.2 million Americans, per year, will begin to use prescription pain relievers for non-medical uses. This incidence rate surpasses the number of new marijuana users (2.1 million), according to the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. In that survey, more than 6 million Americans reported using prescription drugs for non-medical uses in the previous month, which is more than the number abusing cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens and inhalants, combined. The new study is part of a national effort involving 11 clinical research centers to evaluate treatment strategies. Known as the Prescription Opiate Addiction Treatment Study, or POATS, it is being led by the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network, under the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA). The research is in response to the growing national problem of prescription drug abuse that has resulted in higher emergency room admissions and potentially devastating impacts on millions of Americans and their families, according to Stephen Dominy, MD, director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Addiction Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center, who is co-leading the UCSF portion of the study. “The abuse of prescription opiates has become a very serious problem in our society, but until now, there have been no large-scale studies to evaluate how to treat those addictions,†Dominy said. “This study hopes to assess whether current opiate dependence therapies are effective, as well as the role of counseling in treatment outcomes.†Abusers of prescribed opiates seem to fit a very different profile from traditional patients in heroin dependence programs, according to Yong Song, PhD, co-principal investigator for the UCSF site study. These users tend to be younger, he said, with fewer other dependency issues, such as alcohol or cocaine, and often come from a middle-class background. __________________ Add Your link to Health Directory
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