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Drug Rehab Can Be A Tough Sell To Prescription Drug Addicts
By Rod MacTaggart
Tens of thousands of Americans have found out the hard way that addiction to prescription drugs is every bit as dangerous and devastating as addictions to alcohol and all the infamous and illegal street drugs. For many prescription drug addicts, an intervention is needed to get them into drug rehab.
If you have a friend or loved one who is addicted to prescription drugs, that unfortunate person is not alone. Prescription drug abuse is out of control in this country, and addiction statistics are climbing out the roof. For example:
* Methadone addiction is up 29 percent
* Prescription pain reliever addiction is up 24 percent
* Anti-anxiety drug (benzodiazepine) addiction is up 19 percent.
Just because the pills were prescribed by a doctor doesn't mean they are safe. Yet this is the kind of excuse you often hear from prescription drug addicts. Meanwhile, drug detox and rehab centers are reporting more prescription drug cases than ever before - often more than the traditional street drug addictions. Hundreds of people are dead because of prescription drugs side effects and interactions with other drugs. And there are hundreds of articles on the Internet these days describing how quickly people can get addicted to prescription drugs and how hard it is to get off them.
Most stories we've seen also describe how often addicts refuse to enter drug detox or rehab despite urging from friends and family members. When they try to intervene, they hit a brick wall. This isn't because the addicted person is different from, or worse than, other addicts, or even ungrateful - they know they need help no matter what they say. But addiction to prescription drugs is often defended by the addict as "it's just prescription drugs - they're from the doctor!"
An experienced drug rehab intervention specialist possesses insights about the sources of addiction and the effects they have on someone's thought processes. For example, many addicts actually don't realize their addiction can lead to illness or death. With your help, the interventionist can get the addict to understand and accept what's really going on with them, and become willing to enter drug rehab to deal with it.
Once your loved one has made the decision to go to drug rehab, the intervention specialist can help you find the best possible drug rehab program for your needs and budget - a drug rehab program that works, and through which your loved one can recover and rebuild his or her life, free forever from prescription drug addiction.
Rod MacTaggart is a freelance writer who contributes articles on health.
http://www.drugrehabreferral.com
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