Prescription Drugs Addiction In Alberta and BC, Canada – Options Okanagan

Prescription drugs addiction in Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada. By Options Okanagan Treatment Center in Kelowna, British Columbia treating prescription drug addiction and recovery.

Prescription drugs are drugs that are designed and produced to treat certain ailments. In this regard, they are solely meant to be used when an individual is suffering from the ailment that the drug is produced to treat. That is why the drugs are prescribed by doctors and not available over the counter.

Opiate addiction and Prescription Drug abuse and addiction in Vancouver

However, when the drugs are abused, there is a tendency of the drug being addictive. Such addiction tends to origin from innocent uses of the prescription drugs. For instance, a doctor may prescribe a drug to treat pain resulting from injuries. However, the individual in question may get used to the euphoric feeling that the pain meds yields and start using them for the getting the euphoric sensation. Over time, addiction sets in, and the individual becomes dependent on the drug on a daily basis.

Canada Prescription Drugs Addition

Unfortunately, addiction to prescription drugs is a far too common phenomenon in Canada. The stats relating to this topic indicate that all is not well. Consider this; Canada is the leading country in the world when it comes to prescription drugs consumption. This stats are pointers to an increasing consumption of prescription drugs, far beyond consumption for medical purposes.

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In the years between 2002 and 2004, there was a 1 percent increase each year in the consumption of medical drugs among adults. The increase is not due to deterioration of health but rather due to increased instances of prescription drugs abuse. More recently, a study ranked Canada as 4th among the countries with the highest number of prescription drug abusers.

A very good example that illustrates the dire situation we find ourselves in, the number of people abusing the prescription drug Dilaudid in 2002 was higher than the number of people abusing heroin. This just shows that more people are turning to prescription drugs to get their ‘kick’ rather than the traditional illegal narcotics. Furthermore, by 2005 prescription drug dependency as by far more common than dependency on marijuana.

With the dependency starting in hospitals, it is easy to see why addiction to prescription drugs is a common phenomenon.

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The Effects Of Prescription Drugs Addition

The number one effect is the dependency affect one’s body and mind, thereby affecting their overall health. It also has social implication such as a person resulting to deceit to get the money to buy the drugs. On an eve extreme level, addicts can turn to stealing to get the money they need to purchase the drugs. Therefore, there are real world implications of the addiction.

Detoxing And Rehabilitation

Detoxing and rehabilitation from prescription drug abuses can be very difficult because the drugs are not necessarily illegal. Additionally, the drugs are also needed to treat the ailment that the individual is suffering from.

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However, this is not to mean that steps should not be taken to rehabilitate the person in question. With the average number of calls to rehab helpline related to prescription drugs increasing from 10% to 40%, it shows that people are indeed seeking a solution to the problem of prescription drugs addiction.

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Individuals Living with Opiate Addiction in Kelowna

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, prescription drug treatment, many other drug and alcohol addictions for rehabilitation because of the uniqueness of our treatment center.

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