Medical-Addiction Question?
Question by Brett H: Medical-addiction Question?
Hey, I’m 26 and have been reliant upon opiates since I was 18. Finally, at 23 and after months of fatigue/sickness, countless attempts at anti-depressants, treatment centers, counseling, and psychiatrists, I began methadone at the Southern Indiana Treatment Center. At first I felt much better, but rather than decrease the dose my levels were increased to “find me a stable dose where I feel semi-normal.”. Needless to say I am now on 110 mg of methadone once daily. I still feel crappy half the time and have started realizing that my body, with the way it metabolizes medicine so quickly, may never be OK without it. The peak-and-trough blood serum test suggests my body needs 140. Should I accept the fact that my body will always need opiates? Anyone have any suggestions?
Alcoholism Is a Problem in My Family
Alcoholism is a problem in my family – This is a message for young people with loved ones who have drinking and other addiction problems about what I’ve learned about it and how I’ve coped with it…
What you learn about humanity from living on the streets
Filed under: drug abuse help for families
The findings said that 30-40% of the street homeless population suffered from a mental illness, including alcoholism and drug addiction. … Once a week, I help unload a farm truck because the food co-op members are not there when the truck arrives.
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How to Work With Drug Addicts?
Question by Popcorn: How to work with drug addicts?
I thought of working with drug addicts today, like how would I get to that position? What sort of jobs are available in rehab centers and drug treatment centers? What type of degrees would I need to get?
Best answer:
Answer by ThirtyEightSnub
Education Requirements for a job as a substance abuse counselor depend on the hiring agency. Some counselors have a high school diploma and
certification while others have a bachelor’s degree or
master’s degree. Since some of the best substance
abuse counselors are those who have overcome addiction themselves, this is one of the few jobs
where a degree from the school of hard knocks can
outweigh university schooling. Counselors with more
education will be trusted with less immediate
supervision and licensed counselors can provide
one-on-one counseling.
For Which of the Following Reasons Is Drug Addiction Considered a Complex Brain Disease?
Question by Devin: For which of the following reasons is drug addiction considered a complex brain disease?
3. For which of the following reasons is drug addiction considered a complex brain disease?
(Points : 1)
Those who are addicted usually have a mental illness.
Use of drugs over time creates a disease in sections of the brain.
Drugs change the way the brain functions.
With drugs, brain chemicals increase and burn the brain.
Does abybody know?
Best answer:
Answer by J B
Drugs change the way the brain functions.
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Drug Treatment Center in Arizona | Call 800-303-2938 for HELP
Drug Treatment Center in Arizona | Call 800-839-1682 For HELP – Drug Treatment Center in Arizona – Call 800-839-1682 For HELP If you are going through some difficult times because of your drug addiction, you are welcome t…
Potter Co. DUI Specialty Court up and running
Filed under: drug rehab treatment programs
“After several years on the bench, I realized that court was a revolving door for many offenders,” said President Judge Stephen Minor, who has been a major proponent and organizer of the new program. “A short rehab or incarceration stint doesn't …
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Putting a Stop to Prescription Drug Abuse—America’s Fastest Growing Epidemic
Putting a Stop to Prescription Drug Abuse—America’s Fastest Growing Epidemic – SAVE a Loved One’s LIFE: 1-877-748-2833 **Get help at Drug Rehab Intervention** Prescription, Addiction, Painkillers, Substance Abuse, The Locking Cap, Kids,…
The New War on Drugs: Prescription Meds
Filed under: prescription drug addiction help
If you delve a bit deeper, you'll see that much of this war is now fought on different turfs: the doctor's office, your local pharmacy and even college campuses, where the use of prescription pills is rampant—whether it's to help cram for exams or to …
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