Welcome to Drug and Alcohol Treatment
| ||
Drug Treatment Spasticity Article
This is a selection made from among articles on Drug Treatment Spasticity. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for future reading, click here.
Prescription Drug Abuse and Addiction
from:Prescription drug abuse is on the rise and many more people are finding themselves with an addiction to those prescripton drugs. Think about how you feel when you’re in pain – not just a little bit of pain – a lot of pain. What is the first thing you think about? If it’s me, I think about relieving that pain. In fact, that’s one of the first and foremost thoughts in my mind – what can I do to get rid of this horrible pain?
So you go to a doctor and tell him or her about your pain, and your doctor prescribes a pain killer to help you. Aaaahhh, you feel better. You think you’ve found a bit of a miracle just by swallowing a little pill. And for a little while, it is a miracle for you.
Then you start to feel a little bit better, but you don’t stop taking the pills. Why? Because they make you feel good. They take the edge off, they help you cope, and they are almost your best friends. Without even really knowing it, you have become dependent on those pills to help you get through the day.
More and more people are finding themselves becoming addicted to prescription drugs. This is because the new prescription drugs we have on the market are so much more powerful than any others we’ve had, people begin to like and get used to the effect these drugs have on them and their mindset.
Prescription drug abuse is on the rise and before they really become aware, addiction has set in. It’s a serious problem that can lead to other types of drug abuse and needs to be addressed early in the stages of addiction.
The first step that needs to be taken is to acknowledge that there might be a problem with your prescription drug use. Many people begin to “doctor hop” to get their prescriptions filled. I know of one woman who actually had a day planner that listed her various doctor appointments along with what prescription medications they would prescribe for her.
Prescription drug abuse is just as serious as heroin drug addiction or alcoholism. The recovery period is just a little bit longer because you started taking the pills to combat pain in the first place.
Addiction can happen in an instant, believe it or not! When you can face the problem head on, you can make yourself armed with the tools you need to fight it. That includes getting as much information as you can about the health effects these drugs have on your body and what to expect when you stop using those drugs.
Prescription drug abuse and addiction is a very treatable condition. The information to help you is out there. All you have to do is look for it. Talk to people, look in the phone book, check the Internet. Your family deserves it, your friends deserve, but most of all – you deserve it!
Drug Treatment Spasticity Specific links
Drug Treatment Spasticity News
XenoPort Submits Investigational New Drug Application for XP23829 as a Potential Treatment of RRMS
XenoPort, Inc. announced today that it has submitted an Investigational New Drug application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin clinical studies of XP23829 as a potential treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis .
Read more...Press Release
XenoPort Inc. Posted on:24 May 12 XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq:XNPT) announced today that it has submitted an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin clinical studies of XP23829 as a potential treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Following clearance of the IND by the FDA, the first Phase 1 clinical trial to be conducted ...
Read more...NICE Rec for Allergan's Botox
Allergan announced that Botox has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in draft guidance
Read more...GW Pharmaceuticals - Third Cancer Pain Trial Commences
 THIRD PHASE III SATIVEX ® CANCER PAIN TRIAL COMMENCES Porton Down, UK; 22 May 2012 : GW Pharmaceuticals plc (AIM: GWP) today announced the initiation of a third Phase III Sativex® clinical trial in the ...
Read more...NICE Rec for Allergan's Botox - Analyst Blog
Allergan ( AGN ) recently announced that Botox (botulinum toxin type A) has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the final draft
Read more...Marijuana May Help Relieve MS Patients' Symptoms
Smoking marijuana may improve some symptoms of multiple sclerosis, a new study suggests.
Read more...XenoPort Reports First Quarter Financial Results
XenoPort, Inc. announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. Revenues for the quarter were $10.4 million, compared to $0.4 million for the same period in 2011.
Read more...Marijuana may ease multiple sclerosis symptoms
By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with multiple sclerosis have long said that smoking marijuana helps ease their painful muscle cramping. And a new clinical trial suggests they are not just blowing smoke. The study, published Monday, found that for 30 MS patients with muscle "spasticity," a few days of marijuana smoking brought some relief. But the big caveat, researchers say, is ...
Read more...Study: Smoking "Wee" may ease pain, muscle spasms
Smoking marijuana may improve some symptoms of multiple sclerosis, a new study suggests. Patients with multiple sclerosis in the study had less muscle tightness, also called spasticity, and less pain after they smoked marijuana, compared with after they took a placebo.
Read more...UC Davis Clinical Trial of Smoked Cannabis for Spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Now Recruiting
The University of California Davis, in collaboration with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, has permission to conduct a clinical trial of smoked cannabis on 60 M.S. patients. It's extremely rare to see something like this National Institutes of Health study .… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Read more...