Increase of Opiate Prescription Drug Use

The need for drug rehabs for abuse of prescription drugs is on the rise.  So many news stories about prescription drug abuse are in the papers and on the web.

Maxfield Barker wrote an interesting story this past month entitled, “Study finds jump in opiate usage”.  In his research he found the number of white men arrested for using opiate prescription drugs has increased nearly 20 percent over the last year, according to a study by ASU’s Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety. (ASU: Arizona State University). The drugs included Vicodin, OxyContin, codeine and Demerol.

Some people abuse prescription drugs instead of illegal street drugs because of their availability. They can talk their doctor into prescribing them, they go doctor shopping, buy them from online internet sites, some steal from friends or relative’s medicine cabinets, others swap pills they have in their possession, and still others buy them from people selling them “on the street.”

The availability of prescription drugs whether achieved on the up and up…or not, make their use even easier for people who would not take to the streets to find illegal drugs such as cocaine or heroin.

With the increase of prescription opiate abuse comes the increase of demand for opiate drug rehabs.  We’re here to help find the proper facility for you.  Call for a no obligation consultation (877) 502-1065.

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