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18
Jan
2021

Why is a Benzo Addiction so Hard to Overcome?

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Overcoming Benzodiazepine Addiction

Benzodiazepines are one of the easiest drugs to become addicted to and one of the most dangerous drugs to detox from. If you are also taking an opioid-based medication make sure that your prescribing doctor is aware of the risks involved with adding benzos to your prescription regimen. Benzodiazepine-opioid interactions are very dangerous and can become life-threatening. 

Benzodiazepines are prescribed by doctors to help treat a wide variety of conditions related to the central nervous system. Benzos are not designed for prolonged use and should be relegated to no more than 4 weeks of continued use for most patients. There are some cases that can benefit from use-as-needed prescriptions with supervision, to ensure that dependency does not take hold.  25% of people that are prescribed benzos will develop a dependency on their medications, according to recent research. Once you have developed a dependency on benzos it can be close to impossible to stop the use without a medical detox. A full recovery can be achieved with the help of therapy and detox. Give us a call toll-free and we can give you the options for detox and treatment in your area.  

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List of benzos and what they are prescribed to treat

Alprazolam (Xanax) prescribed for anxiety, panic disorders short-acting benzo 6-26 hours

Chlordiazepoxide (Librium, Librax)  Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, adjunct (seizures), alcohol withdrawal, benzo replacement Detox. Longer-acting benzodiazepine 71.81 hours

Clonazepam (Klonopin) Prescribed for seizure disorders, panic disorder, neuralgia (nerve pain)  long-acting 20-50 hours 

Clorazepate (Tranxene) Prescribed for anxiety, alcohol withdrawal, partial seizures Long-acting 20-100h 

Diazepam (Valium) anxiety, sedation, alcohol withdrawal, muscle spasm, seizure disorders long-acting benzo 20-100 hours

Estazolam (ProSom)  Prescribed for insomnia recommended only short term use medium acting 10-24 hours

Flurazepam (Dalmane) Prescribed for insomnia (short-term use only) 40-100 hour long-lasting benzodiazepine

Lorazepam (Ativan) Prescribed for anxiety, insomnia short-term use, seizures, and sedation. This is a medium-acting Benzo 10-20 hours

Midazolam (Versed) Prescribed for sedation, preoperative; general anesthesia induction, and seizures. Short-acting medication 2.5 hours oxazepam (Serax) Prescribed for anxiety, alcohol withdrawal short-acting Benzo 5 – 15 hours

Temazepam (Restoril) Prescribed for insomnia for short-term use. Medium acting benzo 5-15 hours

Triazolam (Halcion) Prescribed primarily for insomnia on a short-term use prescription. Short-acting benzo 2-5 hours

If you are experiencing withdrawal from your medications, you may have become physically dependent on your prescription. Common benzo withdrawal symptoms may include flu-like pains, nausea and or vomiting, pounding heart, uncontrollable feeling of despair or panic, heavy bouts of perspiration, hallucinations, psychosis, muscle spasms, seizures, delirium, and grand mal seizures. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms consult a doctor immediately and then give us a call to discuss your options for treatment and or detoxification.

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Benzo and opioid overdoses are on the rise in the country. If you are taking benzos and an opioid get help now before a benzo opioid interaction happens to you.

When combining Benzodiazepines and opioids there is a significant increase in the chances of accidental overdose. More than 30% of opioid overdoses are also testing positive for benzos and in 2015, 23% of people who died from opioid-related overdoses were also using benzodiazepines. People that are using both benzos and opioids are at a higher risk of having to be admitted into the hospital for a drug-related emergency. If you are using both benzos and opioids you are putting yourself in danger of a fatal overdose.

Do not stop any prescription medications without consulting your doctor first. Most doctors will help you taper down your medications to help avoid heavy withdrawal symptoms. If you have been prescribed short-acting benzos for longer than 4 weeks the chances of dependency go up exponentially.
If you are experiencing withdrawal symptoms and or starting to run out of your medications before the prescription is ready to be refilled give us a call. We can help you find freedom from this addiction and start you on the road to recovery. Do not wait until it is too late. Help is just a phone call away 24 hours a day 7 days a week.   

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15
Jan
2021

Drug Overdose Deaths Accelerating Due to COVID 19 (Coronavirus)

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Drug Overdose Deaths Accelerating Due to Covid 19 (Coronavirus)

Covid 19 has been hard on everyone but no group has been hit harder than those that have an underlying addiction to drugs or alcohol. Finding help for addiction during the coronavirus pandemic can be difficult but not impossible. Getting help before something adverse happens can be the difference between life and death. Depression and addiction to drugs or alcohol have been increasing every day as we enter another phase of lockdown or restrictions. 
As we continue with social distancing, restrictions, and lockdowns many people will feel added pressures that they would not normally have to deal with in everyday life. Significant restrictions on the social aspect of our lives have added many more stresses to our everyday life. With the added pressure of employment, making money, paying the bills, and housing, the overdose death rate has skyrocketed past all perceived estimates. 

If you know someone struggling with addiction or are struggling yourself,m there are solutions that can help you gain control of your life once again. Do not let COVID 19 Depression be the cause of your overdose of drugs or alcohol. There are solutions available to you. 

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Overdose deaths rising again in 2020 is the highest recorded overdose rate ever recorded for a 12-month period.
Overdose deaths are continuing to rise in the country. The most recent survey done by the CDC from May 2019 to May 2020 estimates the overdose death toll at over 81,000 people for a 12-month period. This is the highest number of fatal overdoses ever recorded for a 12-month period. 

With the overdose death rate increasing in early 2020 before the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID19), recent studies are starting to show an even larger acceleration of the overdose death toll for 2021. The pandemic has caused a significant disruption in the daily lives of most people throughout the country. It has hit those that struggle with substance abuse disorders hard and is one of the main contributing factors to the rise of overdoses in 2021.

Overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids appear to be the driving force behind the overdose death increase, which has risen  38.4% nationally over a 12-month period. With 37 of the 38 jurisdictions in The United States reporting an increase in opioid-involved overdoses, the need for detox and treatment could not be greater. Eighteen of these jurisdictions reported a staggering 50% increase in deaths involving opioids and 10 western states reported a 98% increase.

Overdoses involving cocaine have also increased in 2020 by 26.5%.  Earlier research has linked these deaths to co-use or contaminated cocaine with manufactured fentanyl or heroin. overdose deaths involving methamphetamines or psychostimulants have increased by 34.8% making the number higher than cocaine-related overdoses in the country. 
With the death toll rising and COVID 19 still running rampant in the country, the need for treatment programs that can offer “safe treatment during the pandemic” could not be greater. Most programs in the United States have adjusted their curriculum and program offerings to include a “covid safe treatment program” for addiction to drugs or alcohol. Treatment can be safe during the pandemic. Programs that offer quarantine spaces for new arrivals with medical supervision have the safest spaces for treatment during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Do not let yourself be a part of this rising death statistic. Get help today for your addiction to drugs or alcohol. There is help out there and we can help guide you to the best treatment program for addiction during the COVID 19 pandemic. Treatment can include telehealth and video conferencing to ensure the safety of the counselors and patients alike. Give us a call to discuss your options either in or outside of your area. 

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26
Aug
2016

Carfentanil-Laced Heroin Abuse And Addiction

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Carfentanil-Laced Heroin Abuse And Addiction

Elephant tranquilizers found in the OHIO heroin 

On August 26, 2016 reports were made public through CNN and Headline news regarding the drug, “Carfentanil” a deadly combination of elephant tranquilizers and heroin that has caused 25 overdoses, of which 4 were fatal in Akron, Ohio alone. In a recent 3-day period while Columbus had 10 overdoses in just a 9-hour period and 2 were fatal due to the drug.

There was a significant discovery over the past few weeks in Ohio. Heroin, which has been the cause of more than 23 deaths a week, as of late is being cut with elephant tranquilizers and other cutting agents.

The problem with elephant tranquilizers is huge and to put it into perspective a 10-milligram dose of Carfentanil, is so powerful it has the strength to sedate and even kill a 13,500-pound elephant. A diluted dose of the same weight could kill up to 500 people.
Carfentanil is the most potent commercially available opioid in the world and is 10,000 times stronger than morphine. Law enforcement agencies from Canada and the United States, both have been reporting tainted batches of heroin containing elephant tranquilizers and even starting to see that the street heroin is not even heroin at all, but completely made up of elephant tranquilizers and cutting agents being sold as china white. 

When a dealer cuts his heroin with Carfentanil, it can offer a harder-hitting and longer-lasting high that will bring back steady customers as well as increase their profitability. But the users do not always get the same purity and consistency in their heroin, leading to the uprise in heroin-related deaths in Ohio.

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This is the biggest heroin epidemic that Ohio has seen and Ohio has taken the best approach to the problem treatment and education as opposed to incarceration. This approach will be the only answer to the problem as in the past, police officers and judges took the approach of locking up and arresting addicts only fueling the problem. Ohio has decided to make treatment and drug testing part of the solution through their offense forgiveness programs.

In Akron, Ohio alone, paramedics responded to 236 overdoses in a three-week period this July 2016. Police and paramedics also reported similar trends reaching into the suburbs.

If you are a first-time offender, you may be eligible for consideration in the pre-trial diversion programs that the state of Ohio has set up for those suffering from heroin addiction. 

The prosecuting attorney may establish pre-trial diversion programs for adults who are accused of committing criminal offenses and whom the prosecuting attorney believes probably will not offend again. The prosecuting attorney may require, as a condition of an accused’s participation in the program, the accused to pay a reasonable fee for supervision services that include, but are not limited to, monitoring and drug testing. The programs shall be operated pursuant to written standards approved by journal entry by the presiding judge or, in courts with only one judge.

Some factors a person must meet in order to qualify for a drug court program in Ohio include, but are not limited to:
  • Must be a felony offense of the 4th or 5th degree
  • Domestic violence charges are considered on a case-by-case basis
  • The alleged offender has sufficient motivation for treatment or to change
  • The alleged offender is diagnosed as primarily having a chemical dependency
  • The alleged offender meets Ohio’s sentencing guidelines for a presumption for probation
Ohio expanded its drug court in 1996 by adopting a bill to grant probation to 4th and 5th decree felony drug offenders instead of prison or jail time. Recently they have added drug courts to bring to total for the state to 90 courts for diversion programs and monitoring of felony drug offenders. This is a significant step in the right direction for the state amidst the ongoing heroin epidemic that Ohio found itself in the middle of. 

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The counselors at Addiction No More ® , have been monitoring the heroin problem throughout the country and have been seeing a significant increase in people seeking treatment for their heroin addiction in Ohio.  This has been going on for the last 4 years at an increasingly alarming rate. Some of this is due in part, to the crackdown on prescription medications, and overprescribing has removed a good majority of the opioid medications that end up on the streets. This prescription crackdown has driven the need for an alternative to prescription medications to help those that are in a painful withdrawal, and can’t afford their drugs. The new white powder form of heroin can be alluring to those seeking a reprieve from opioid withdrawal. The cost of a single dose of Ohio street heroin can be significantly less and offer a longer-lasting high. 

With the recent discovery of elephant tranquilizers in some of the heroin and Fentanyl in most of the heroin throughout the state, the chances of overdosing are greater than it has ever been. If you or a loved one has a problem with heroin, please do not hesitate to seek treatment. This call may save your life or the life of someone you love. 1 in 5 people in Ohio knows someone using heroin according to CNN news and chances are, you know someone who does need help. There has never been a better reason to enter into treatment for your addiction. Act now and save your life or the life of someone you love. People are dying from fatal overdoses at an alarming rate so do not let your name be added to the list of casualties.

What is needed is more long-term Heroin treatment programs in Ohio, specifically designed for the treatment of heroin addiction. Studies have shown that long-term treatment has a better result when treating heroin addiction. Private treatment programs oftentimes, offer the best solution when their program lasts for 45 days or longer. The main problem we have seen is trying to get the insurance companies to want to pay for treatment longer than 28 days and contacting them without representation can lead to denial of services, which is their main goal. Insurance companies do not want to spend money and they have specific loopholes designed in their policies to minimize their expenditures when it comes to substance abuse services. Do not contact your insurance company. Let the rehab that you have chosen, work on your behalf so you will get the maximum benefits available and be able to receive quality treatment with minimal to no out-of-pocket expense. 

To help with the heroin epidemic, Addiction No More ® has set up a heroin addiction hotline and treatment locator service open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. We see the need for more help in locating state-funded treatment and private rehab centers for heroin addiction. We can help with drug court cases for those with pending felony drug charges. Start the journey today and give us a call. All of our counselors have had an addiction in their past and really know what it takes to get over heroin addiction. With the state of the heroin supply in Ohio, we recommend stopping the ride and jumping on the sobriety train. Call us and let’s start the journey together. 

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5
Feb
2016

Alcohol Addiction Stats

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Alcohol Addiction Stats

 

Each year, a typical young person in the United States is inundated with more than 1,000 commercials for beer and wine coolers and several thousand fictional drinking incidents on television.

Alcohol is involved in 50% of all driving fatalities.

In the United States, every 30 minutes someone is killed in an alcohol-related traffic accident.

Over 15 million Americans are dependent on alcohol. 500,000 are between the age of 9 and 12.

Each year the liquor industry spends almost $2 billion dollars on advertising and encouraging the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Americans spend over $90 billion dollars total on alcohol each year.

An average American may consume over 25 gallons of beer, 2 gallons of wine, and 1.5 gallons of distilled spirits each year.

Pregnant women who drink are feeding alcohol to their babies. Unfortunately, the underdeveloped liver of the baby can only burn alcohol at half the rate of its mother, so the alcohol stays in the baby’s system twice as long.

Each year students spend $5.5 billion on alcohol, more than they spend on soft drinks, tea, milk, juice, coffee, or books combined.

56% of students in grades 5 to 12 say that alcohol advertising encourages them to drink.

6.6% of employees in full-time jobs report heavy drinking, defined as drinking five or more drinks per occasion on five or more days in the past 30 days.

The highest percentage of heavy drinkers (12.2%) is found among unemployed adults between the age of 26 to 34

Up to 40% of all industrial fatalities and 47% of industrial injuries can be linked to alcohol consumption and alcoholism.

In 2000, almost 7 million persons age 12 to 20 was a binge drinker; that is about one in five persons under the legal drinking age was a binge drinker.

The 2001 survey shows 25 million (one in ten) Americans surveyed reported driving under the influence of alcohol. This report is nearly three million more than the previous year. Among young adults age 18 to 25 years, almost 23% drove under the influence of alcohol.

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Drunk driving is proving to be even deadlier than what we previously know. The latest death statistics released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), using a new method of calculation show that 17,488 people were killed in alcohol-related traffic accidents last year. This report represents nearly 800 more people were killed than the previous year.

 

Alcohol is the number 1 drug problem in America.

43% of Americans have been exposed to alcoholism in their families.

Nearly one out of 4 Americans admitted to general hospitals have alcohol problems or are undiagnosed alcoholics being diagnosed for alcohol-related consequences.

Alcohol and alcohol-related problems is costing the American economy at least $100 million in health care and lost of productivity every year.

Four in ten criminal offenders report alcohol as a factor in violence.

Among spouse violence victims, three out of four incidents were reported to have involved alcohol use by the offender.

In 1996, local law enforcement agencies made an estimated 1,467,300 arrests nationwide for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Give us a call and we cal help you find an alcohol treatment program and help you being your recovery today.  

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29
Dec
2015

Talking With Your Teen About Drugs and Alcohol

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Talking With Teenagers About Drugs and Alcohol


Teen Drug Addiction is becoming more and more prevalent with the legalization of Marijuana. The amount of teens needing help with addiction has risen dramatically since 2016. 

Young adult drug and alcohol rehab can save the life of a teen that is in need of treatment. These types of treatment programs for teens are separate from adult facilities. 

The issue of drugs can be very confusing to young children. If drugs are so dangerous, then why is the family medicine cabinet full of them? Why do TV, movies, music, and advertising often make drug and alcohol use look so cool? It is never too soon to begin helping our kids to distinguish fact from fiction between what they see on TV and what happens in the real world. National studies show that the average age when a child first tries alcohol is 11, for marijuana, it’s 12. Many kids start becoming curious about these substances even sooner. So let’s get started!

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Listen to your Kids

Student surveys reveal that when parents listen to their children’s feelings and concerns about drugs or alcohol, their kids feel comfortable talking with them and are more likely to stay drug-free.

Talk to your kids and Role Play Situations

Role play ways in which your child can refuse to go along with his friends without becoming a social outcast. Try something like this, “Let’s play a game. Suppose you and your friends are at Andy’s house after school and they find some beer in the refrigerator and ask you to join them in drinking it. The rule in our family is that children are not allowed to drink alcohol. So what could you say?”

If your child comes up with a good response, praise him. If he doesn’t, offer a few suggestions like, “No, thanks. Let’s play the PS3 instead,” or “No thanks. I don’t drink beer. I need to keep in shape for basketball.”

Making the Right Decisions

Allow your child plenty of opportunities to become a confident decision-maker. An 8-year-old is capable of deciding if they want to invite lots of friends to their birthday party or just a close pal or two. A 12-year-old can choose whether they want to try out for football or join the school band. As your child becomes more skilled at making all kinds of good choices, both you and your child will feel more secure in their ability to make the right decision concerning alcohol and drugs if and when the time arrives.

Learn Age-Appropriate Information

Make sure the information that you offer fits the child’s age and stage. When your 6 or 7-year-old is brushing his teeth, you can say, “There are lots of things we do to keep our bodies healthy, like brushing our teeth. But there are also things we shouldn’t do because they hurt our bodies, like smoking or taking medicines when we are not sick.”

If you are watching TV with your 8-year-old and marijuana is mentioned on a program, you can say, “Do you know what marijuana is? It’s a bad drug that can hurt your body.” If your child has more questions, answer them. If not, let it go. Short, simple comments said and repeated often enough will get the message across.

You can offer your older child the same message but add more drug-specific information. For example, you might explain to your 12-year-old what marijuana and crack look like, their street names, and how they can affect his body.

State Your Family position on the use of Drugs

It’s okay to say, “We don’t allow any drug use, and children in this family are not allowed to drink alcohol. The only time that you can take any drugs is when the doctor or Mom or Dad gives you medicine when you’re sick. We made this rule because we love you very much and we know that drugs can hurt your body and make you very sick; some may even kill you. Do you have any questions?”


Make a Good Example

Children will do, what you do, much more readily, than what you say. So try not to reach for a beer the minute you come home after a tough day; it sends the message that drinking is the best way to unwind. Offer dinner guests non-alcoholic drinks in addition to wine and spirits. And take care not to pop pills, even over-the-counter remedies, indiscriminately. Your behavior needs to reflect your beliefs.

Peer Pressure, Make the right friends

Since peer pressure is so important when it comes to kids’ involvement with drugs and alcohol, it makes good sense to talk with your children about what makes a good friend. To an 8-year-old you might say, “A good friend is someone who enjoys the same games and activities that you do and who is fun to be around.” 11 to 12-year-olds can understand that a friend is someone who shares their values and experiences, respects their decisions, and listens to their feelings. Once you’ve gotten these concepts across, your children will understand that “friends” who pressure them to drink or smoke pot aren’t friends at all. Additionally, encouraging skills like sharing, cooperation, and strong involvement in fun, healthful activities (such as team sports or scouting), will help your children make and maintain good friendships as they mature and increase the chance that they’ll remain drug-free.

Build up your Child,  Praise them

Kids who feel good about themselves are much less likely than other kids to turn to illegal substances to get high.

As parents, we can do many things to enhance our children’s self-image. Here are some pointers:

  • Offer lots of praise for any job well done.
  • If you need to criticize your child, talk about the action, not the person. If your son gets a math problem wrong, it’s better to say, “I think you added wrong. Let’s try again.”
  • Assign doable chores. A 6-year-old can bring her plate over to the sink after dinner; a 12-year-old can feed and walk the dog after school. Performing such duties and being praised for them helps your child feel good about himself.
  • Spend one on one time with your youngster. Setting aside at least 15 uninterrupted minutes per child per day to talk, play a game, or take a walk together, lets her know you care.
  • Say, “I love you.” Nothing will make your child feel better.
If you suspect a problem, Seek Help

While kids under age 12 rarely develop a substance problem, it can and does happen. If your child becomes withdrawn, loses weight, starts doing poorly in school, turns extremely moody, has glassy eyes or if the drugs in your medicine cabinet seem to be disappearing too quickly talk with your child. Get help before it is too late. Call Free My Addiction today if you need to find treatment for your son or daughter. We can help your teen recover today. 


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