The truth is, marijuana probably isn't going to make you kill people. Most likely isn't going to fund terrorists, but pot makes you feel fine with being bored and it's when you're bored that you should be learning a new skill or some new science or being creative. If you smoke pot you may grow up to find out that you're not good at anything.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park, My Future Self n' Me, 2002
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Rehab for Marijuana Addicts
The truth is, marijuana probably isn't going to make you kill people. Most likely isn't going to fund terrorists, but pot makes you feel fine with being bored and it's when you're bored that you should be learning a new skill or some new science or being creative. If you smoke pot you may grow up to find out that you're not good at anything. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park, My Future Self n' Me, 2002
Marijuana rehab is for addicts who are seeking help to get over their addiction. There are two types of rehab: inpatient and outpatient. When a patient is considered to have a mild form of addiction, they are usually given outpatient treatment. This allows them to still enjoy their lives of work, school, and friends. Sometimes a case is severe enough to be an inpatient. They usually require 24 hour supervision to make sure they are not tempted by drugs.
Recent studies have found that marijuana causes the same withdrawal symptoms as many other drugs do. This happens when the body has become so used to the presence of the drug that it actually needs it to perform normally. A good rehab program should work with the client in rehab to ensure that they are physically off the addiction to marijuana but go further and help a person handle their mental addictions and reasons why they might have used marijuana in the first place.
A patient will check into a rehab center because they have admitted to themselves that they have a problem that needs to be fixed. This is the first step to losing an addiction. You must first admit there’s a problem and be willing to commit to a solution. From there you’ll want to gather together a support system to help you reach your goals. Talk to friends and family to get them involved in your recovery. Eliminate any distractions that will take you away from you recovering. Sometimes this means breaking ties and long term friendships.
Rehab centers vary from about $12,000 to $50,000 dollars per course. It varies greatly depending how long the course is and what the success rate is. Some programs run for about two to six months and follow up with the client as well. The best rehab centers will have a 75-80% success rate, while most only carry about a 2% - 24% success ratio. Therefore, it usually makes more sense to spend the extra money so you don’t have to go thru rehab again.
Marijuana is known to be the most highly used illicit drug in America. Over-use of it interferes with school grades, work performance, and family emotions. Detox only takes three to five days on average for marijuana addicts. It’s easy to find a rehab center that helps people with marijuana addictions at websites like www.drugrehabreferralservices.org.
Marijuana rehab is for addicts who are seeking help to get over their addiction. There are two types of rehab: inpatient and outpatient. When a patient is considered to have a mild form of addiction, they are usually given outpatient treatment. This allows them to still enjoy their lives of work, school, and friends. Sometimes a case is severe enough to be an inpatient. They usually require 24 hour supervision to make sure they are not tempted by drugs.
Recent studies have found that marijuana causes the same withdrawal symptoms as many other drugs do. This happens when the body has become so used to the presence of the drug that it actually needs it to perform normally. A good rehab program should work with the client in rehab to ensure that they are physically off the addiction to marijuana but go further and help a person handle their mental addictions and reasons why they might have used marijuana in the first place.
A patient will check into a rehab center because they have admitted to themselves that they have a problem that needs to be fixed. This is the first step to losing an addiction. You must first admit there’s a problem and be willing to commit to a solution. From there you’ll want to gather together a support system to help you reach your goals. Talk to friends and family to get them involved in your recovery. Eliminate any distractions that will take you away from you recovering. Sometimes this means breaking ties and long term friendships.
Rehab centers vary from about $12,000 to $50,000 dollars per course. It varies greatly depending how long the course is and what the success rate is. Some programs run for about two to six months and follow up with the client as well. The best rehab centers will have a 75-80% success rate, while most only carry about a 2% - 24% success ratio. Therefore, it usually makes more sense to spend the extra money so you don’t have to go thru rehab again.
Marijuana is known to be the most highly used illicit drug in America. Over-use of it interferes with school grades, work performance, and family emotions. Detox only takes three to five days on average for marijuana addicts. It’s easy to find a rehab center that helps people with marijuana addictions at websites like www.drugrehabreferralservices.org.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Methadone
I have been taking a high number of calls recently from people wanting to stop taking methadone.
I know I read and see things on the news about a methadone clinic being a great help to cleaning up the drug community. They are praised as being helpful to the addict.
Well okay, however they are still drug addicts. Some of them sell their methadone so they can get the drugs they really want. Some of them are used to get the methadone for others. Some likely live a more normal life as they might not have to be involved in criminal activity. However they are still addicts.
All this is is trading one addictive drug for another addictive drug. Do you know methadone is far more addictive and harder to get off than heroin? Why do this?
One has to go to a medical detox to get weaned off the methadone once you know you are addicted. Don't get on methadone. Get help and handle your addiction.
I know I read and see things on the news about a methadone clinic being a great help to cleaning up the drug community. They are praised as being helpful to the addict.
Well okay, however they are still drug addicts. Some of them sell their methadone so they can get the drugs they really want. Some of them are used to get the methadone for others. Some likely live a more normal life as they might not have to be involved in criminal activity. However they are still addicts.
All this is is trading one addictive drug for another addictive drug. Do you know methadone is far more addictive and harder to get off than heroin? Why do this?
One has to go to a medical detox to get weaned off the methadone once you know you are addicted. Don't get on methadone. Get help and handle your addiction.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
First Steps
So you want to get your life back! Or you want to help a loved one get their life back! Back from the slave master of addiction and comfortably under their control again.
Well that is the first step isn't it, make the decision to do it. Then of course you need to know the next step - go on line and get info, find a program and ship off. Sounds simple. However sometimes the amount of information available on line is overwhelming, conflicting, hard to keep track of etc.
This is where a referral service of some sort can guide you to the program you need and want that fits your circumstances.
Here is some easy contact info should you like to start along this line. We are experienced, deal with a lot of people from all walks of life and are here to help find the right program for you or the person you want to help.
drugrehabreferralservices.org
or http://www.canada-drug-rehab.org
you can contact us directly at info@drugrehabreferralservices.org
You are welcome to contact us for the Canadian lowdown.
Well that is the first step isn't it, make the decision to do it. Then of course you need to know the next step - go on line and get info, find a program and ship off. Sounds simple. However sometimes the amount of information available on line is overwhelming, conflicting, hard to keep track of etc.
This is where a referral service of some sort can guide you to the program you need and want that fits your circumstances.
Here is some easy contact info should you like to start along this line. We are experienced, deal with a lot of people from all walks of life and are here to help find the right program for you or the person you want to help.
drugrehabreferralservices.org
or http://www.canada-drug-rehab.org
you can contact us directly at info@drugrehabreferralservices.org
You are welcome to contact us for the Canadian lowdown.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Holistic Drug Rehab - What is that?
Drug rehabilitation should result in a drug free life. We have found this to be successful. Get that as a goal and work on an effective way to achieve it. You need your help to be effective. We have found that holistic rehab programs to be amongst the most effective in eliminating drug addiction.
What does the word Holistic Really Mean?
By Suzan Walter, President of the American Holistic Health Association
Are you confused about the meaning of holistic? Have you ever been discussing holistic health and discovered that the other person was defining holistic in a totally different way than you?
This is not surprising, since there are no accepted standard definitions for holistic, holistic health, or holistic medicine. Most usage falls within two common definitions:
Holistic as a whole made up of interdependent parts. You are most likely to hear these parts referred to as the mind/body connection; mind/body/spirit, or physical/mental/emotional/spiritual aspects. When this meaning is applied to illness, it is called holistic medicine and includes a number of factors, such as dealing with the root cause of an illness; increasing patient involvement; and considering both conventional (allopathic) and complementary (alternative) therapies.
Holistic as a synonym for alternative therapies. By this definition, "going holistic" means turning away from any conventional medical options and using alternative treatment exclusively. This meaning mainly relates to illness situations, and sometimes is used for controversial therapies.
The expanded perspective of holistic as considering the whole person and the whole situation allows us to apply holistic as an adjective to anything. For example, we can develop a new project at work or reorganize our life holistically. When illness is involved, the broad definition of holistic allows us to integrate both conventional and complementary therapies. Consider adopting this holistic approach to your life. The American Holistic Health Association (AHHA) promotes holistic health as an approach to creating wellness which encourages you to:
Balance and integrate your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects.
Establish respectful, cooperative relationships with others and the environment.
Make wellness-oriented lifestyle choices.
Actively participate in your health decisions and healing process.
www.drugrehabreferralservices.org
What does the word Holistic Really Mean?
By Suzan Walter, President of the American Holistic Health Association
Are you confused about the meaning of holistic? Have you ever been discussing holistic health and discovered that the other person was defining holistic in a totally different way than you?
This is not surprising, since there are no accepted standard definitions for holistic, holistic health, or holistic medicine. Most usage falls within two common definitions:
Holistic as a whole made up of interdependent parts. You are most likely to hear these parts referred to as the mind/body connection; mind/body/spirit, or physical/mental/emotional/spiritual aspects. When this meaning is applied to illness, it is called holistic medicine and includes a number of factors, such as dealing with the root cause of an illness; increasing patient involvement; and considering both conventional (allopathic) and complementary (alternative) therapies.
Holistic as a synonym for alternative therapies. By this definition, "going holistic" means turning away from any conventional medical options and using alternative treatment exclusively. This meaning mainly relates to illness situations, and sometimes is used for controversial therapies.
The expanded perspective of holistic as considering the whole person and the whole situation allows us to apply holistic as an adjective to anything. For example, we can develop a new project at work or reorganize our life holistically. When illness is involved, the broad definition of holistic allows us to integrate both conventional and complementary therapies. Consider adopting this holistic approach to your life. The American Holistic Health Association (AHHA) promotes holistic health as an approach to creating wellness which encourages you to:
Balance and integrate your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects.
Establish respectful, cooperative relationships with others and the environment.
Make wellness-oriented lifestyle choices.
Actively participate in your health decisions and healing process.
www.drugrehabreferralservices.org
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Overcoming Prescription Drug Addiction
Prescription drug addiction has become a major problem in Canada over the last two decades. Most people have heard something about it; it’s been everywhere from celebrities like Ozzy Osborne and Anna Nicole Smith to political activists like Rush Limbaugh. On a personal level, if you or someone you love is suffering from addiction to a prescription drug, the situation can be as bad as addiction to illegal substances but harder to spot because the drug was prescribed by a physician. Drug Rehab Referral Services, a referral service for those seeking holistic treatment of drug and alcohol addiction, has access to programs with an up to 80% success rate in treatment.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, or NIDA, in 1999 nine million Americans abused prescription drugs. Eleven years later, the problem has only increased. According to NIDA around 20 percent of people in the U.S. have used prescription drugs for reasons other than medical. One of the reasons could be that prescription drugs have become more available. Doctors prescribe more drugs these days and there are more problems classified as health problems (e.g. Restless Leg Syndrome, Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder). This means that more drugs are available and it is easier for people to access prescription drugs for non-medical uses. From the calls I take, it is similar in Canada.
On the other hand, people often become addicted to prescription drugs because they were taking them for medical purposes to begin with. Some of the drugs prescribed for pain management after surgery are highly addictive opiates like Oxycodone and Vicoden. A person who starts taking these drugs during recovery from surgery or a major injury can become dependent on the drug very quickly. A friend of mine who had been taking Vicoden after major dental surgery told me that after only a few days of taking the drug he started to feel compelled to take more. “Even though enough time had passed that I shouldn’t need pain relief, every time the drug wore off I started to feel like I was going to die if I didn’t have another one. That’s when I knew I needed to stop.”
Unfortunately, not everyone is smart enough to know when to stop. What begins as simple pain relief can easily mushroom into a dangerous problem—addiction. And because the addiction is mental as well as physical, professional programs are required to treat it. Coming off the drugs by yourself isn’t just painful, it could be deadly. The side effects of drug withdrawals can be extremely medically dangerous and certain drugs have to be physician-supervised in order to come off of them. Drug Rehab Referral Services org www.drugrehabreferralservices.org provides referrals to a number of drug rehab programs that treat both the mental and physical aspects of drug addiction terminatively, without just giving the patient a different drug to become addicted to. Their service will help you tailor-make a treatment plan and program as a patient or family member of someone suffering from addiction. A good program gives anyone addicted to prescription drugs hope for a drug-free future.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, or NIDA, in 1999 nine million Americans abused prescription drugs. Eleven years later, the problem has only increased. According to NIDA around 20 percent of people in the U.S. have used prescription drugs for reasons other than medical. One of the reasons could be that prescription drugs have become more available. Doctors prescribe more drugs these days and there are more problems classified as health problems (e.g. Restless Leg Syndrome, Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder). This means that more drugs are available and it is easier for people to access prescription drugs for non-medical uses. From the calls I take, it is similar in Canada.
On the other hand, people often become addicted to prescription drugs because they were taking them for medical purposes to begin with. Some of the drugs prescribed for pain management after surgery are highly addictive opiates like Oxycodone and Vicoden. A person who starts taking these drugs during recovery from surgery or a major injury can become dependent on the drug very quickly. A friend of mine who had been taking Vicoden after major dental surgery told me that after only a few days of taking the drug he started to feel compelled to take more. “Even though enough time had passed that I shouldn’t need pain relief, every time the drug wore off I started to feel like I was going to die if I didn’t have another one. That’s when I knew I needed to stop.”
Unfortunately, not everyone is smart enough to know when to stop. What begins as simple pain relief can easily mushroom into a dangerous problem—addiction. And because the addiction is mental as well as physical, professional programs are required to treat it. Coming off the drugs by yourself isn’t just painful, it could be deadly. The side effects of drug withdrawals can be extremely medically dangerous and certain drugs have to be physician-supervised in order to come off of them. Drug Rehab Referral Services org www.drugrehabreferralservices.org provides referrals to a number of drug rehab programs that treat both the mental and physical aspects of drug addiction terminatively, without just giving the patient a different drug to become addicted to. Their service will help you tailor-make a treatment plan and program as a patient or family member of someone suffering from addiction. A good program gives anyone addicted to prescription drugs hope for a drug-free future.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Drug and Alcohol Addiction Rehabilitation
Rehab care for drug and alcohol addiction spans a wide range of facilities. There are 28-day programs, psychiatric treatment facilities, programs that focus on substituting a new drug for the ones a person is already addicted to, nutritional programs, health detox centers complete with vitamin shots and colonics, counseling programs and hundreds of other different methods of treating drug and alcohol addiction. One of the reasons there are so many different methods of treatment is that there are different philosophies about the causes of addiction, the nature of addiction, etc. Another reason is that people respond differently to rehab care programs depending on their age, social status, level of addiction, and how much they are willing to cooperate with a treatment program.
Of all the different approaches to drug treatment, the general consensus seems to be that drug addiction treatment must address both the physical and mental aspects of addiction. Withdrawals from drugs can be dangerous, even life-threatening, and should be supervised by a qualified health-care professional. But the physical addiction is usually handled in a matter of a few days or weeks, whereas the mental urges and impulses can continue to haunt a person for a lifetime. Mental problems also frequently underlie the drug or alcohol addiction as the reason the person became addicted to substances in the first place. The reason some people try drugs often has to do with numbing some sort of mental or emotional pain. So treatment of mental causes is key in handling drug or alcohol addiction terminatively.
One problem some treatment programs have is they substitute one drug for another, as in the treatment of heroin addiction with Methadone. They claim that this is safe because it is physician supervised. The problem is that the treatment doesn't handle why the person became addicted in the first place. With all the original factors still in place that added up to addiction in the first place, the person is likely to develop problems with the new, more controlled substance. Plenty of people out there are addicted to supposedly “safe” drugs like Xanex and Ritalin. And no matter how closely supervised the administration of the new drug, an addict can always find a way to get more.
If you have searched the web for a rehab service, you probably have been overwhelmed with all the different data, ideas and schools of thought about drug addiction. Drug Rehab Referral Services (www.drugrehabreferralservices.org) is a service which helps you find the best program for you or your loved one who is suffering from addiction. They offer access to holistic treatments (holistic: Pertaining to the whole body; treatment of disease by taking into consideration every part of the body to bring the internal environment into balance. www.mothernature.com/Library/Bookshelf/Books/42/15.cfm ) that address both the physical and mental aspects of addiction. Some of their programs have a success rate of up to 76% and they do not just substitute one addiction for another. Whichever program is best for you, their service will help you find it.
Of all the different approaches to drug treatment, the general consensus seems to be that drug addiction treatment must address both the physical and mental aspects of addiction. Withdrawals from drugs can be dangerous, even life-threatening, and should be supervised by a qualified health-care professional. But the physical addiction is usually handled in a matter of a few days or weeks, whereas the mental urges and impulses can continue to haunt a person for a lifetime. Mental problems also frequently underlie the drug or alcohol addiction as the reason the person became addicted to substances in the first place. The reason some people try drugs often has to do with numbing some sort of mental or emotional pain. So treatment of mental causes is key in handling drug or alcohol addiction terminatively.
One problem some treatment programs have is they substitute one drug for another, as in the treatment of heroin addiction with Methadone. They claim that this is safe because it is physician supervised. The problem is that the treatment doesn't handle why the person became addicted in the first place. With all the original factors still in place that added up to addiction in the first place, the person is likely to develop problems with the new, more controlled substance. Plenty of people out there are addicted to supposedly “safe” drugs like Xanex and Ritalin. And no matter how closely supervised the administration of the new drug, an addict can always find a way to get more.
If you have searched the web for a rehab service, you probably have been overwhelmed with all the different data, ideas and schools of thought about drug addiction. Drug Rehab Referral Services (www.drugrehabreferralservices.org) is a service which helps you find the best program for you or your loved one who is suffering from addiction. They offer access to holistic treatments (holistic: Pertaining to the whole body; treatment of disease by taking into consideration every part of the body to bring the internal environment into balance. www.mothernature.com/Library/Bookshelf/Books/42/15.cfm ) that address both the physical and mental aspects of addiction. Some of their programs have a success rate of up to 76% and they do not just substitute one addiction for another. Whichever program is best for you, their service will help you find it.
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