Prescription Drug Rehab Referral
Prescription drug abuse and addiction has been a rapidly growing
problem in the United States and Canada. In some areas, prescription drugs are
the most commonly abused substances by young people, where there is often a
misperception that prescription drugs aren't as bad as street drugs. However,
since many of these drugs have very similar properties to street drugs, they
are every bit as dangerous and addictive, requiring an effective drug
rehabilitation program to help.
Someone needing a rehab center for prescription drug addiction may
not have started out trying to abuse the drug. Many people get prescribed these
drugs by a doctor and assume they are safe, but after time their body develops
a tolerance and they become addicted. As the addiction progresses, the person
who was first simply substance-dependent but seemingly functional starts to
display patterns of a full-blown addict in which the drug controls every aspect
of their lives and drug seeking becomes a priority.
The three most common types of prescription drugs are stimulants,
painkillers and tranquilizers. Regardless of whether someone started taking
prescription drugs from their doctor or abusing them in some other manner,
these drugs are very damaging. At North American Rehab Referral we can help
find an appropriate, successful rehab center to get your life back.
Prescription Drug Addiction Information
Prescription stimulants are in the same general category as
amphetamines, which are similar to methamphetamine and cocaine in their
reaction to a person's mind and body. Commonly found prescirption stimulants
include Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall, Dexedrine and others. These drugs are also
highly addictive and cause short-term increased alertness, loss of apetite,
constricting blood vessels and increased heart rate. Many young people who are
prescribed these drugs move on to use multiple other drugs in the future as a
result of the dependency that is created.
Opioids are commonly prescribed because of their effective
analgesic, or pain-relieving, properties. Medications that fall within this
class-referred to as prescription narcotics-include morphine , codeine,
oxycodone, hydrocodone and related drugs. Examples include Oxycontin, Percodan,
Percocet, Vicodin, Lorcet, Lortab, Dilaudid, These prescription painkillers
make up the largest numbers of prescription drug addicts and are closely
associated with heroin.
CNS (central nervous system) depressants, sometimes referred to as
sedatives and tranquilizers, are substances that can slow normal body function.
Among the medications that are commonly prescribed for these purposes are the
following: Xanax, Valium, Librium, Ativan, Clonopin and others.
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