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How to Use Heroin

By admin on February 1, 2012

 

That gets my attention.  Tell me what kind of high I can anticipate. I’m not worried about high blood pressure, risk of death, vomiting, diarrhea, severe itching, flushing, collapsed veins…  

 

That is what I want to know:  How’s the rush?  What’s the high like? Will I think anymore about the bullshit that has become my life? Will I forget that I can’t keep a job, raise my child, be around my family?  Dying is the least of my worries.  Living is what scares me.

 

All the writings in the world about the negative effects of heroin, or any drug for that matter, won’t dissuade an addict from using. There is no fear that the next dose may be the last; there is only the fear that it won’t be.  And their downward spiral known as heroin addiction will continue.

 

I don’t know where to turn or who to ask for help.  That’s what is missed by my family and friends.  They believe I am selfish, that I do this to hurt them and I think only of myself.

 

The evil of heroin is that it doesn’t matter who you hurt, who you steal from, who sees you high or who you have sex with.  The addict does not reflect on those things, for there is always the next hit to bury the memory.

 

You want to know what matters, then?   I’ll tell you: HOW TO MAKE IT STOP.  That’s what matters.  You want to know what it is? Opening your eyes and feeling the unwanted but always unavoidable emotions of anxiety, shame, loss, fear and degradation.  Making it stop, thats what matters. 

 

Most heroin addicts want to stop using.  You will know them by their track marks and bruises, sunken dark eyes and dwindling size.  They may deny their use, even to those closest to them but they still need help.

 

I just caught a glimpse of myself in the rearview mirror as I tie off with the seatbelt.  I think about how much I hate myself and my life as I search amongst the abscesses on my arm for the Sharpie mark I made to remember the good vein from the collapsed ones.

 

Addicts know the road back from addiction is difficult…. but it can be done.  The daughter you gave birth to, the son you were proud of, the husband you cherished; they are still alive.    They are up against an enemy they feel they cannot fight.  Addicts feel powerless and that they cannot do anything about their situation.

 

Somewhere inside of me is the little girl my mother loved and I have been the one responsible for losing her.  Please help me…..

Get help for heroin addicts.  Call our drug rehab hotline now at 1-877-340-3602.

Our drug abuse rehabilitation solutions are some of the best in the nation.  Narconon Riverbend provides a unique, holistic program of long term care with a high success rate among heroin users.

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Bath Salts No Excuse

By admin on January 22, 2012

There’s no question that wherever you find illegal drugs you find problems, but a recent case has shown that curiously, sometimes an illegal drug can serve as a scapegoat for criminal activity. A suspected New Jersey murderer who claimed that the designer drug “bath salts” was responsible for causing him to kill his girlfriend, and whose case acted as a rallying point for efforts to ban the substance, has turned out to have been clean of the drug. William Parisio, of Cranford, N.J., was indicted in September 2011 for the March 13murder of girlfriend Pamela Schmidt, and the press release announcing the indictment states that toxicology reports found that Parisio did not, in fact, have methylenedioxypyrovalerone, better known as MDPV or “bath salts,” in his system following his arrest.

In the days following his arrest, Parisio’s mother had told any reporter who would listen that he was high on the designer drug at the time he was alleged to have killed Schmidt in the basement of his parents’ Cranford home. Parisio subsequently entered a “not guilty” plea in the New Jersey Superior Court later that month. At that time, the New Jersey Poison Control Center had only just begun to see a rising tide of MDPV abuse; the Center had only encountered 10 cases of bath salts poisoning thus far.

It’s a proven fact that drug addiction can lead to crime.  If you or someone you love has a problem with drug abuse, call our hotline now at 1-877-340-3602.

Rehabs in New Jersey and many other states are finding issues with bath salts becoming more and more prevalent.  Whether you’re having trouble with a designer drug, a street drug, or a prescription drug, call us now.  Our drug rehab program can help.

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Louisville Man Adds Sanitizer to His Bath Salts

By admin on January 19, 2012

Bath salts not getting you quite clean enough—or high enough? In June of this year, a Louisville man added a bizarre twist to the proliferation of cases of “bath salts” drug abuse that emerged nationwide in 2011. Apparently, while high on the hallucinogen mephedrone, known by the street name “bath salts,” Bahad Mahmoud was found yelling, damaging merchandise, and guzzling hand sanitizer at a local Kroger’s grocery store. Police called to the store found the 28-year-old yelling in the parking lot of a nearby Walgreens. When they identified themselves and asked Mahmoud to stop cease his disorderly conduct, he took off running. In the ensuing chase, officers tased the delinquent, who succeeded in releasing a boozy burst of spittle onto one policeman and injuring the thumb of a second.

The incident is just one of a number of weird stories emerging from the nationwide trend of rising bath salts abuse. Medical and law enforcement authorities have reported that the cases have been startling—not since the rise of PCP in the 1970′s have they encountered such bizarre behavior, and from such an unfamiliar drug source. For Mahmoud, at least, criminal activity is nothing new; since 2004, the suspected drug abuser had been picked up for drug dealing, trespassing, reckless driving, jumping bail, and more. But even if his rap sheet is dirty, one thing’s for sure—his mouth is probably pretty clean.

Do you have someone in your family who needs help with drug abuse?  Our drug rehab services can help.  Call a counselor now at 1-877-340-3602.

Louisville drug rehabs will find that they will have more and more problems with bath salts as the national trend to abuse them continues.

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Rapper Lil’ Boosie Sentenced

By admin on January 16, 2012

You would think that being incarcerated would make it tough to commit crimes, but if you’re Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie, you find a way. On November 29, local hip-hop star Torrence Hatch, known by his stage name Lil Boosie, plead guilty to conspiring to smuggle codeine syrup, marijuana, and ecstasy into two Louisiana state prisons. Assistant District Attorney Dana Cummings reports that Boosie was already serving a sentence for possession of marijuana at the time he attempted smuggling the drugs into the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and the Dixon Correctional Institute in Jackson with the help of a prison guard.

Baton Rouge drug rehabs report that, according to their patients, drug abuse in prison is actually not uncommon.

State District Judge Mike Erwin sentenced Boosie to a new term of eight years for the charge, but the rapper’s legal battles are far from over. Besides getting himself into trouble while already behind bars, Boosie is also facing a first-degree murder charge in the 2009 death of fellow rapper Terry Boyd, aka “Nussie.” Boosie is alleged to have paid $15,000 to have Boyd “stamped out” by an 18-year-old accomplice. While Boosie has clearly continued to put his drug and music profits to sinister use, the Baton Rouge luminary may finally be taken out of the limelight if prosecutors decide to seek the death penalty in the case, which is still under consideration, with a trial scheduled to start April 9th. Regardless of the outcome, Baton Rouge parents no doubt hope that attention to this “role model” gets “stamped out” soon.

Are you looking for a drug rehab in Louisiana?  It can be hard to find help.  Call a counselor now at 1-877-340-3602 for 24-hour assistance.

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Texas Doctor Prescribed Prison Time For Drug Peddling

By admin on January 13, 2012

It seems that for one central Texas doctor, prescribing dangerous medications without valid medical purpose has proven to be as habit-forming as some of the drugs he peddles. Dr. Dwight James Nichols of Stephens County, Texas, who was arrested in Breckenridge in December 2011 for writing narcotics prescriptions without examining patients, had been previously indicted on a similar charge in 2009. And he had been sanctioned in 2004 by the Texas Medical Board for the same offense. Nichols, 81, was arrested December 7, 2011, via a sealed indictment from the 90th Judicial District Court in Stephens County and charged with delivery of a controlled substance by fraud “for other than a medical purpose”—a third-degree felony. Just two years prior, in October of 2009, Nichols had been arrested for delivery of a controlled substance—a state jail offense—for prescribing a woman who was not his patient hydrocodone, Xanax, and alprazolam, allegedly for a third party who was also not his patient.

But as far back as 2004, Nichols had prescribed Demerol, Oxycontin, hydrocodone, and other serious pain medications to patients without conducting any diagnostic tests to ascertain whether the drugs were required. Upon his 2004 sanctioning, Nichols was placed under orders to have his practice monitored by a fellow physician, and to log all prescriptions for potentially dangerous or addictive substances. He was also prohibited from accepting any new patients seeking treatment for chronic pain, paid a $5,000 administrative fee, and was required to complete 50 hours of continuing medical education in order to pass the SPEX, or Special Purpose Examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States.

Nichols failed the test twice before the Texas Medical Board removed the requirement that he pass it, citing a positive report from Nichols’ supervising physician and the fact that he “practices in a rural community that is medically underserved.” But old habits die hard, and it seems that the only service Nichols could bring himself to offer was enabling drug abuse. According to court documents, he prescribed narcotics without examinations to patients in June 2008 and again in April 2011. Nichols’ criminal cases are still pending, and a formal complaint filed by the Texas Medical Board against him in August 2011 is also still in process. Let’s hope he doesn’t slip through the legal cracks again—doctors as unethical as Nichols should be brought to justice for damaging the communities they ought to be serving.

Do you need the help of a Texas drug rehab?  Call our hotline now at 1-877-340-3602.

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Top Ten Recovery Blogs of 2011

By admin on December 22, 2011

Recovery is a trying process, to say the least.  It’s tough on the addict or alcoholic and it’s tough on family.

Many people that I have talked to say that one of the most difficult aspects of addiction is that you really have NO IDEA what to do.  If you’re a family member trying to help an addict, you probably haven’t been through this before.  This is new territory.  And if an addict has been down this road before – well, he hasn’t learned the lessons he’s needed to, either.

That’s where these blogs come in.  Their authors have “been there, done that” and definitely “got the t-shirt.”  They’re all written by real-life people who have gone through the wringer either as an addict or the family member of an addict.  Most of these people aren’t experts, but when you read their writings you’ll find comfort in their words.  You’re not alone out there, whether you’re in one of the many drug rehabs throughout the country, or waiting for that phone call from your loved one.  These blogs will prove it to you.

These are ten of the best recovery blogs I’ve come across, in no particular order.  Please feel free to share the link to any that didn’t make it on this list.  If they seem worthy of merit, this post might need be re-titled “Top 99 Recovery Blogs” before too long.

We’ve also made a badge to recognize these blogs for their hard work.  The job of blogging is one that often goes unrecognized, but the writers of these blogs deserve some thanks and kudos for the positive impact they’re having one visitor at a time.  If you’re one of our picks, please feel free to post this on your site.

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And without further ado, here they are, in no particular order:

 

The Discovering Alcoholic

This blog is written by a recovering alcoholic who has been sober since 1994.  He and his friend “Screedler” keep the blog updated pretty much daily.  There is some great content here, including a lot of pop culture as it relates to drug abuse and recovery.  Definitely one of the most interesting advocacy sites on the net.

 

Addiction Recovery Blog

The self-explanatory name does not convey the depth and insightfulness of the daily posts on this blog.  Quoting from a wide variety of visionaries, and offering the recovery community an opportunity to comment and discuss, this blog is having a definite impact.  Read a week’s worth of posts and you’ll see that it gets you thinking in a positive direction.

 

My Life, His Addiction

The most notable thing about this blog is its raw nature.  It’s written by Barbara, whose son is a 20-year-old heroin addict.  He’s still using as of today.  And she’s talking about what’s happening, what’s running through her mind, and how she’s coping.  If you’re going through a similar situation, this is a must-read blog.  In moments like this when you feel all alone, you need to hear a voice like Barbara’s.

 

New Recovery

Martin Nicolaus, clean and sober for almost twenty years, takes an analytical and scientific approach at new recovery methods outside of the realm of 12-step (AA or NA).  For insightful analysis of current events and new happenings in the field of recovery, this is your blog.

 

I Love Recovery

Definitely the edgiest of the blogs on this list, I Love Recovery gets you thinking.  Candid, honest, challenging, and unconventional are four words that describe the weekly posts on this blog.  Recommended for the newest generation of recovering addicts.  You won’t agree with everything that’s said – but you’ll get thinking!

 

InRecoveryBlog.com

Some excellent reflections on recovery and AA that will help keep you on the path of your own journey.

 

Recovery from Drug Addiction

A great blog with an international appeal written by a freshly recovered addict living in Malaysia with a new lease on life.  Read for some perspective and some hope.

 

Powerfully Recovered!

For those of you who have at some point gone the 12-step route, here is a fresh look at recovery from a person who has recovered through that system and can help you make the most of it – which includes keeping it all in perspective.

 

Hooked on Recovery

The power of this blog is in how it focuses on and relishes in life after drugs.  It isn’t so much about recovery as it is about living – but of course, that’s what recovery is all about, isn’t it?  Read it for some inspiration and for hopeful promise of life after drug abuse.

 

I’m Just F.I.N.E.

This blog focuses on dealing with the effects of alcoholism on those who live with or love an alcoholic. While most of the rest of these blogs are written by ex-addicts, this site is run by the child and spouse of an alcoholic who has worked the recovery steps of Al-Anon.  Reading through the posts in this candid blog can help you get some perspective and some peace.

 

I know that there are about five billion that I missed that have great posts and wonderful information.  So if you feel like I missed one, please shoot me a line.

Thanks to all the bloggers featured here, and keep up the good work!

 

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Drugs Cause a Dwindling Spiral of Life Problems

By admin on December 15, 2011

An addict is involved in what is called a dwindling spiral.  This is a downward path into further and further depression, out of control feelings and hopelessness.  Now is the time to do something before the addicted person winds up in jail or dead from an overdose or accident.  In the past there have been many failed attempts to overcome addiction which only further pushed the addict down the spiral.

In many cities there is an increased need for effective drug and alcohol rehab and addiction treatment centers as drug and alcohol use continues to escalate.  What is needed and wanted is a drug treatment which not only takes care of the physical addiction, but finds the underlying reason why a person turns to drugs.  When you find the underlying reason you will be able to free the person from drug addiction.  These addicts need a real, effective drug rehab treatment center.  Get him to a center where he or she is not on a time schedule or not given other drugs to get him off the original one.  The addict needs a reliable proven program where when they are done their drug addiction is a thing of the past and they are now able to live full productive lives free of the stranglehold of drugs or alcohol.

The Narconon program is a very uniquely designed program.  It is one that uses a 100% holistic, drug-free, and natural approach.  The program uses natural remedies for cravings and withdrawal and combines these with extensive life skills and educational models of treatment.  It is the only one in the world that provides the New Life Detoxification program.  This program gives the students a chance to cleanse their body naturally of the drugs he or she has been taking.  It is good at cleansing the drugs, alcohol toxins and poisons from their systems.  The student is put on a regimen of exercise, nutritional supplements and induced sweating in a dry heat sauna.  This part of the program increases the chances of successful treatment because we have taken out the harmful toxins that are in the body.  After the student has gotten through this part of the program he is healthy and alert.  Now he can put more focus on the remaining parts of the program.  At this point the student is no longer worried about physical cravings, sleeping problems and drug withdrawals.

Narconon Riverbend has one of the highest success rates in the country, with seven out of ten graduates remaining drug free after two years.  Narconon Riverbend provides comfortable and long-term care for its students.  This truly allows students to take the time to become complete rehabilitated.

If you or someone you love needs to get drug-free contact Narconon Louisiana by calling 1-877-340-3602.  As one of the premier rehabs in Louisiana, we’ll be able to help you with the problems you’ve run into in your efforts to overcome addiction.

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The Five Most Dangerous Drugs

By admin on December 8, 2011

In 2006, Professor R. S. Gable published a graph comparing the toxicity levels and dependence potential of certain commonly abused drugs.  In other words, how addictive is a drug vs. how toxic is it?

Of course, the most dangerous drug would be the most toxic and the most addictive.

From this graph we’ve compiled a list of the five most dangerous drugs.

Note: This information is pulled from a scientific study and ranks drugs compared to one another.  For that reason, do not take an addictive potential of “Moderate/Low” as a statement that a drug is not dangerous.  It is only less potentially addictive than other highly dangerous drugs.

 

5. Marijuana

Marijuana is one of the most broadly abused street drugs in America.  Known as the “gateway drug,” its potency has increased markedly in the past four decades as farmers cultivate stronger and stronger strains of the cannabis plant.  Marijuana is often a teenager’s first drug experience – but rarely his or her last.

Addictive Potential: Moderate/low

Toxicity Level: It takes about 1000 active doses* of marijuana for the drug to become lethal.

 

4. Ecstasy

Ecstasy, or MDMA, has become popularized as a party drug.  A Schedule I controlled substance, it is frequently abused at night clubs and “raves.”  Ecstasy users experience euphoria, altered consciousness and euphoria while high on the drug, followed by a psychological and physical “down” after the drug wears off.  Many Ecstasy-related deaths have resulted from party-goers dehydrating while using the drug.

Addictive Potential: Moderate/Low

Toxicity Level: It takes about 15 active doses of Ecstasy for the drug to become lethal.

 

3. Alcohol

While alcohol is actually a legal drug, it makes the list at number 3.  Statistically speaking, alcohol sends more Americans to drug rehabs than all other drugs combined.  It is also behind more fatalities than any other drug.  This is due to the widespread abuse of alcohol in the U.S.  Scientifically speaking, alcohol is moderately addictive and highly toxic to the body.

Addictive Potential: Moderate

Toxicity Level: It takes about 10 active doses of alcohol for the drug to become lethal.

 

2. Cocaine

While the dangers of cocaine are well-known and have even been featured in movies (Scarface et al), it doesn’t take the #1 spot.  Cocaine addicts have reported getting hooked on the drug after only one hit.  Cocaine and crack cocaine are one of the major causes of crime in the U.S.  Nearly 20% of all inmates are imprisoned for crimes they committed in an effort to obtain drug money, and much of this is cocaine or crack-related.

Addictive Potential: Moderate/High

Toxicity Level: It takes about 13 active doses of cocaine for the drug to become lethal.

 

1. Heroin

Heroin is by far the most addictive and lethal of the drugs subjected to this study.  Not only do heroin users suffer a high fatality rate compared to the rest of the population.  Heroin is extremely difficult to quit.  The drug ravages its user’s health and makes him or her totally dependent.

Addictive Potential: High

Toxicity Level: It only takes about 5 active doses of heroin for an overdose to occur.  Because of the variations in heroin purity, this low “margin in error” results in many addicts accidentally overdosing.

 

SUMMARY

The best way to help your friends and loves ones avoid the dangers of drugs is to keep them informed.  If you feel you learned something new from this article, please share it on Facebook to your friends.  You’ll be helping us keep more people off drugs.

What drug do you feel is the most dangerous?

 

*An “active dose” is commonly referred to as a hit or shot.  Scientifically it’s the minimum dose required in order to have a noticeable effect on the mind or body.

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What Does Drug Abuse Cost Your City?

By admin on November 30, 2011

Drug abuse reaches far into many aspects of any given user’s life, though he may not be aware of it in the course of his daily activities.  The abuse might start because he has a problem he cannot solve or because it’s considered “what to do” for entertainment.  No matter how it begins, the simple fact that he starts to use drugs is what is important.  Statistics show that many young people are now doing drugs at school because they’ve been prescribed pills that enable them to study better.  They find out that the drug also feels good, so they share this experience with their friends; the next thing you know one savvy kid is making money from the other students at school

Let’s just take one of these students as an example.  He likes what he got from that pill so he wants more.  This student might then start to look into his mom’s cabinet and find an assortment of pills to choose from.  “One for going to sleep,” and, “one for waking up.”   So he steals from his mom.  It could be that later in the year we would find that student engaging in irrational behavior like driving under the influence, or maybe even stealing from his neighbors.  Then, as his pharmacological dependence progresses, he might become ill and need medical attention that his family cannot afford.  The medical system of his community would have to pay for his illnesses.  We can see that the cost to the community is rising.  Stealing from his neighbors will bring law enforcement into the situation, which will cost the city man-hours and all the expense of police work.  The cost to your city is rising day by day.  If we then take into account the fact that there are many children, teens, and adults all caught in this downward spiral, then it becomes clear that the cost to your city is snowballing.  The governmental administration is forced to pay for those who cannot pay.  Whether medical care or law enforcement, our tax dollars are spent doing whatever it takes to keep our cities safe from drug abusers.  It doesn’t even matter if these abusers are white-collar workers, students, or middle-class—these problems all add up to the same thing.  It is time for all of us to wake up and help addicts with accurate information about drug use.  It is up to us to get addicts and their families the right education and treatment.

If you or someone you love needs help with drug addiction, call Riverbend Retreat now at 1-877-340-3602.  Not all drug rehabs are created equal.  We are known throughout the U.S. for our compassionate staff and effective program methodology.  If you want this trip to a drug rehabilitation program to be the last one you ever go to, call us now.

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What Do People Hide from Themselves?

By admin on November 29, 2011

Let’s take a look at the life of an “average Joe.” He gets up; he goes to work; he gets things done for his family. He feels healthy and good about life. But then one day perhaps he has a problem with his boss or with his spouse or maybe even with a close family member.  And what if our guy does not have the skills to handle his situation or the thing that is causing these problems?  Then, it can happen that the problems persist and may even cause him to become ill.  One evening Joe goes out with guys from the office and someone offers him a little pill, with a pat on the back and a “Here, this will help you feel better.” Joe takes it—and then a new story begins.  Well, the next morning he feels really depressed and he thinks to himself, “Maybe I can get another little pill from my friend.”  He gets the pill and feels much better; the world looks like it might have fewer problems.  What our guy doesn’t know is that his friend just gave him speed that he got from his doctor.  And if this person sounds like you, you may have just started down a path that leads to being something you would never have expected: an addict.

Now, you may say to yourself, “Yes, I’ve lived that story, but that’s not me.  Addicts are people who lie in alleys and have no money.”  But what if it goes further?  Let’s say that once you’ve found something to help you feel better, you decide it’s time for you to go to see the doctor yourself.  You take an afternoon off and tell your boss that you have a family emergency.  You tell your spouse that you went on a field trip for the office.  The lying begins, but you tell yourself that you have to do this or else you will be terribly unhappy again.  For three months you take the pills every day so you can deal with your problems—you already need more than just one pill each day.  On the weekends, you tell yourself that you will not take the pill because you are tired.  So you stay in although the kids want you to go out and play or shop at the mall—but you are so tired you can’t get moving.  You are not eating right and not sleeping well.  One morning you get up and tell yourself that it is not the drug you are taking but perhaps a serious health problem and that you need to go to the doctor to runs some test.  So you do; he gives you yet another pill—this one an anti -depressant.  It helps you have an even-keeled feeling, so you’re grateful for this pill.  After all, the blood test you did came out fine.  You didn’t happen to tell this doctor that you had another prescription from another doctor, but what does it matter?  By now you are taking money from your family’s savings so that you can get all your different pills that you think you deserve because—Hey, you work so hard, and no, no way does the spouse need to know about this.  How many lies are you telling yourself at this point? Let’s summarize.

  • Only homeless people are addicts, so I can’t be one.
  • It is okay to hide other prescriptions from my doctor—he really doesn’t care anyway.
  • My family doesn’t need to know that I need to these pills more and more each day.
  • It’s only fair that I not have to spend time with my family on the weekends—they have to understand that I’m so tired because I work so hard for them every day.

These are all symptoms of denial.  It doesn’t matter what you are taking—when the uncontrollable craving to use grows more important than anything else, including family, friends, career, and even your own health and happiness—you need to come to terms with the truth.  What you are denying are symptoms of addiction.

If you or someone you love has a drug problem, our rehab in Louisiana can help.  Call Riverbend Retreat now for immediate assistance: 1-877-340.3602.

We are one of the best long-term drug rehab programs in the U.S.  Call to find out why.

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