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Struggling
with Addiction to Prescription Drugs?
If you or someone you love
has fallen into the addiction trap, you know the pain and anguish it causes the
feelings of shame that often go with it. Author Rod Colvin understands your
anguish. He watched his thirty-five-year-old brother, Randy, struggle and
eventually die from his long-term addiction to prescription drugs. Drawing from
his personal experience and his background as a counselor, Colvin now offers
help and hope to those who struggle with this devastating disease. By arming
readers with knowledge, he helps them along in their journey toward recovery.
This book covers such topics
as:
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the nature of addiction
as a chronic, progressive disease
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drugs of addiction and
how they hijack the brain
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the most commonly abused
prescription drugs
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steps to take if you or a
loved one has become addicted to drugs
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treatment options,
including medical detox and family interventions
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insights on recovery
offered by addiction medicine physicians
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compelling stories of
recovery as told by former addicts
Colvin also examines how
powerful narcotics are fraudulently acquired relatively easily through
"doctor shopping," "pharmacy shopping," and buying drugs
from rogue Internet pharmacies. He also describes steps taken by law enforcement
agencies and state governments to curb the diversion of prescription drugs.
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The
Book Answers These Questions:
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How
does addiction “rewire” the brain?
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What
happens if the drugs are stopped abruptly?
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What
are the symptoms of addiction?
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Who’s
at risk for addiction?
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When
does proper medical use become addiction?
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How
do most people become addicted?
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What
are the symptoms of withdrawal?
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What
is the difference between addiction and physical dependence?
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What
are the top 20 most-abused prescription drugs?
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What
is the proper use of benzodiazepines (Xanax, Valium, Klonopin, Ativan)?
How
Can You Leave Prescription Drugs Behind?
Read stories of recovery from
eleven individuals, including a homemaker, an attorney, a physician, a business
woman, and a salesman.
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Learn
how they become addicted.
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Find
out how they made it into recovery.
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What
were the turning points in their lives that made them seek recovery?
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What
is their advice to others who are struggling?
Treatment for
Addiction—What’s Involved?
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What
are the treatment options?
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How
does the newer drug, Suboxone, help with opioid addiction?
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What
is involved in treatment with methadone?
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What
is a medical detox?
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What
is in-patient treatment?
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What
is out-patient treatment?
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What
is a partial-day treatment plan?
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What
is rapid detox for opiate addiction?
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Does
insurance pay for treatment?
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What
is relapse prevention education?
How Can Family
Members Ease Their
Pain?
Addiction affects everyone in
the family. No one escapes the pain and the chaos.
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What
can family members do to help the addict and themselves?
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What
does it mean to enable an addict?
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Find
out if you’re enabling the addict.
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What
are the levels of enabling?
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What
is a family intervention?
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How
can you set up an intervention to get your loved one into treatment?
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Understand
that addiction is a progressive disease.
Advice
from Addiction Medicine Specialists
Read the advice of addiction
medicine specialists. Their topics:
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Addiction
is an illness.
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How
to build on hope.
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Be
cautious with benzodiazepines.
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Stages
of chemical dependency.
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Addiction
to pills means greater denial.
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Addicts
are not having fun.
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Warning
signs of addiction.
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How
to avoid isolating, a trigger for relapse.
Getting
Pills to Feed an Addiction
Did you ever wonder how an
addict can obtain so many prescriptions? This chapter tells you. It discusses:
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Doctor
shopping
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Why
doctors often misprescribe
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Diverting
drugs from pharmacies
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Why
forged prescriptions get filled
Do
You Have Chronic Pain?
Twenty percent of Americans
have chronic pain. How do you avoid addiction if you need pain pills for chronic
pain? This chapter answers questions such as:
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Why
is most pain undertreated?
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Does
all pain treatment lead to addiction?
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What
percentage of people become addicted?
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Why
don’t doctors understand pain management?
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What
are the barriers to effective pain management?
Elders
and Drug Abuse and Addiction
Are you a senior citizen? Or,
are you caring for one? Seniors have twice the risk of becoming addicted to
medications. This chapter answers such questions as:
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How
do you recognize addiction in seniors?
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What
should you do if a senior loved one is addicted?
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What
are the 23 drugs you should avoid if you’re over 65?
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Which
pills are most dangerous to seniors?
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How
can your pharmacist help you with a medicine review?
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