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Narconon Arrowhead Warns Against New LSD Drug-Based Alcoholism Treatment
published on April 6th, 2012 at 09:16 AM
Will new Norwegian study result in international efforts to treat alcoholism with hallucinogens? Narconon Arrowhead rehabilitation center explains why this controversial approach should not be supported. Canadian, Oklahoma When treating addiction to drugs or alcohol, conventional recovery methods sometimes call for the use of other addictive drugs as part of the recovery program. But up to now, these drugs mostly included methadone or buprenorphine for opiate addiction or benzodiazepines for treatment of alcoholism or other types of addiction. Treating alcoholism with hallucinogens like LSD has not been a popularly accepted approach.
Assaults on American Sobriety Point To Need For Drug Rehab
published on March 28th, 2012 at 09:16 AM
Counting up the huge seizures of drugs in last several months reveals the massive intent to create illicit drug addiction in America. It might not always be headline news, but America continues to be the target of a barrage of drug-related attacks from across the Mexican border. The most recent of these attacks came in the form of the discovery on the first day of March of 750 pounds of methamphetamine stored in a San Jose, California apartment. In that case, the police who found the drugs were not even looking for them. They were tracking down a Read more...
Is Prescription Drug Abuse Giving Way to Heroin Addiction
published on March 20th, 2012 at 09:16 AM
Narconon Arrowhead counselors warn that as OxyContin and other opiates come under more strict controls, those addicted to prescription opiates may reach for more accessible, yet deadly heroin. Canadian, Oklahoma The news is not a headliner yet, but there are signs that it’s coming. One after another, news services across the Midwest and in other parts of the country are reporting a shift from prescription opiates to less predictable heroin. Here is just a few samples from the last couple of months:Minnesota Public Radio carried a feature on February 28, 2012 on this shift, pointing Read more...
Will Zohydro Be the Perfect Painkiller or a Fast Route to Addiction for Many
published on February 22nd, 2012 at 09:16 AM
On the drawing board of a California pharmaceutical company is a new formulation of a familiar painkiller: hydrocodone. But the question of whether or not this drug will do more damage than it does good needs to be asked.Already, hydrocodone is one of the most highly abused prescription drugs in the country. Associated Press (AP) reported that this class of painkiller (opioids) has resulted in skyrocketing numbers of people visiting the emergency room or dying from overdoses in the last decade. According to AP: • While 4,000 people died from overdoses of prescription painkillers in 1999, Read more...
Illicit Prescribing in Florida Suffers Welcome Setbacks but the Problem Just Moves to New States
published on February 20th, 2012 at 09:16 AM
It used to be that Florida had the reputation as the country’s leading “pill mill” state. That means that it was the place to go if you wanted a large quantity of addictive pain medication to abuse or sell. But after years of debate and planning, state lawmakers have finally enacted laws with enough teeth to put many of the state’s rogue pain clinics out of business.A year or so ago, the Drug Enforcement Administration(DEA) was able to confirm that 90 out of the top 100 oxycodone (the active ingredient in OxyContin pain pills) purchasing doctors in the Read more...
Could Whitney Houston’s Death Have Been Caused by Drugs Given to Treat Addiction?
published on February 14th, 2012 at 09:16 AM
News media report that benzodiazepines plus other drugs were found in her hotel room after her death. But ironically, “benzos” are often given to recovering addicts in conventional drug treatment facilities. With the death of superstar Whitney Houston on February 12, 2012, the world lost another talented, beautiful individual. Ms. Houston died in her bathtub at the Beverly Hills hotel, just a few hours before she was to appear at Grammy celebrations.Enough was known about her death to rule out the idea of harm at someone else’s hands. She was found all alone. But as has Read more...
New Methamphetamine Laws May Be Best Efforts to Curb Drug Abuse but Drug Addicts Will Always Find a Way
published on February 6th, 2012 at 09:16 AM
Each time laws make methamphetamine manufacture difficult or impossible, domestic cooks or drug cartels find ways to circumvent the laws so they can continue to provide meth addicts with the drugs they seek. Time after time, legislators make their best attempts to curb methamphetamine abuse by trying to legislate away the problem. But time after time, the business of making and selling methamphetamine just changes shape to keep up with the changes. This pattern started back in 2004 when domestic methamphetamine production ran rampant across the US, especially the West and Midwest. As there were no Read more...
Alcohol Abuse, Drunk Driving Higher Around Holidays
published on January 19th, 2012 at 09:16 AM
For some people, holidays present higher dangers for drunk driving but for others, every day is dangerous. Around the holidays, more people tend to drink than usual and this results in more people being on the road in an intoxicated condition. Around the US, law enforcement agencies have wised up to this phenomenon and use public service announcements to try to convince people not to drive after drinking. Still, more than 10,000 people each year lose their lives in an alcohol-related traffic accident so the job is far from over. According to the National Read more...
Substance Abuse Problems Among Older Americans Means More Seniors Need the Help Narconon Arrowhead Offers
published on January 13th, 2012 at 09:16 AM
Most people know that it’s the young who consume most of the alcohol and illicit drugs. But they may not know that one of the fastest growing trends is toward higher levels of substance abuse among older Americans. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 4.8 million Americans who are 50 and older are currently abusing prescription drugs or illicit drugs. This constitutes 5.2% of this population. If you add alcohol, the estimate rises to 17%, per the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Seniors have their own unique challenges plus some that Read more...
Heroin Abuse Spreads its Damage Far and Wide in Griffen Kramer’s Death
published on January 4th, 2012 at 09:16 AM
Griffen Kramer’s heroin overdose in October 2011 broke many more hearts than just those of his immediate family. Dozens of people in at least ten families must struggle with the aftermath of his overdose. It’s the call no parent ever wants to get: “Your child has died of a drug overdose.” In October 2011, this was the call received by Erik Kramer, the former quarterback for the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears. The victim was his son Griffen, dead from a heroin overdose.Griffen was out partying with friends the night of October 30th. They stopped Read more...

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