Pain Killers- Abuse and Addiction
Image via Wikipedia The injury was enough to warrant a subscription. You were in a car crash, suffered a fall during your softball game or just came home from surgery. Your doctor prescribed you a painkiller. Probably an opiate like OxyContin (codeine) or Vicodin. Either way, the purpose was to treat the pain. The relief [...]
Treatment for addiction to painkillers
You’ve acknowledged the reality that you are addicted to painkillers. You’ve accepted it’s now time to get help. How do you begin? There are several approaches to battle this addiction depending on where you are with it. Unfortunately will power alone won’t get the job done. If you are physically dependent on the painkillers, and [...]
Medical Marijuana-Medicine or Recreational Drug
Pot shops, cannabis clubs, quick clinics, they all mean the same thing… Medical Marijuana. They seem to be popping up everywhere. It’s funny that in Denver, there seems to be more pot shops than Starbucks. That’s pretty bad when you consider these shops started off with the intent to treat those suffering from cancer and [...]
Addiction–An Equal Opportunity Abuser
Image via Wikipedia Addiction is completely democratic. It does not discriminate by age group, sexual identity, race, creed, culture or economic status. An addict can be the teenager doing bongs in the backyard, the wino sleeping under the railroad tracks, or the nice little old lady scamming doctors for pills. It can be a lawyer, [...]
To Help the Ones You Love
Image via WikipediaThere’s a saying in 12 step programs that “recovery is for people who want it, not for those who need it.” This is sad but true. Everybody knows a problem drinker or drug user who is ruining their life, but have no intention of stopping their self-destructive behavior. You can talk to them [...]