Opioid Prescriptions after an Overdose in Vancouver, British Columbia by Options Okanagan Treatment Center in Kelowna, British Columbia treating Opiate addiction and recovery.
A new study has shown that 9 out of 10 patients who have experienced an overdose caused by prescription opioid painkillers were given opioid prescriptions further after an overdose. 70% of these overdose cases are mostly caused by ignorance on the physicians part resulting in the same physician being given the responsibility of prescribing the drug before and after an overdose.
According to a recently published study, The Annals of Internal Medicine, even though prescriptions opioids help relieve chronic pain, medical personnel prescribed them more often. The study suggests that the inadequate effort to address underlying pain in patients is the catalyst for an overprescribing and overdosing problem.
Doctors are pumping out more painkillers into the patient’s body instead of addressing the root cause of the problem. 93% of people who have experienced a nonfatal opioid overdose have later been received more opioid prescriptions. Individuals who continued taking their prescription painkillers after an overdose increased the odds of having another opioid overdose by two within a 2-year time span.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently published an article claiming that opioid-induced overdoses have reached an unusual level with an increase of 250% and a half a million dead since 2011.
Addiction Treatment Options for Prescription Opioid Painkillers
Many people believe that taking prescribed opioid painkillers is the best way to manage and also treat pain. However, you can find very many over the counter, non -addictive medicines which can be effective in the same way prescription painkillers are. Good examples are Ibuprofen or Naproxen.
If you have a loved one or if you are struggling with a problem related to a prescription opioid painkiller, it is high time to get help. The most effective treatment programs for prescription opioids includes taking into account what really makes people abuse prescription drugs and how the issues can be solved.
We offer excellent addiction treatment tailored to your unique needs. To get free health insurance assessment from our admissions counselor, call us don’t live in the clutches of addiction any more break free. Call “Options Okanagan” at 855-335-0331 today to get help. No need to hesitate just take action today.
Options Okanagan Opiate and Alcohol Treatment Centers in Kelowna, Salmon Arm and Vancouver, British Columbia – Men and Women are recovering and healing from Alcohol and Drug Abuse at our treatment center here in the Okanagan right now.
Our unique and distinctive Opiate Drug and Alcohol treatment program allows men and women to come in from Calgary as well as Edmonton as we offer airport pickup.
Numerous clients come to us from Calgary and Edmonton and other locations in Alberta and even other provinces for Opiate addiction treatment, meth drug treatment, many other drug and alcohol addictions for rehabilitation because of the uniqueness of our treatment center.
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Options Okanagan Opiate Treatment Center
551 Sherrydale Crescent, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 2E6
Toll Free Phone Number : 1-855-335-0331