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Narconon Trois-Rivieres Looks into the Painful Drug Addictions Caused by OxyContin Abuse

When OxyContin was first manufactured, no one knew what type of destruction this particular drug would cause those who got caught up in abusing or misusing the drug. Perdue Pharma L.P. first introduced the drug in 1995 to help people battling cancer, and soon after the drug was being recommended for treating moderate to severe pain cases. When this happened, sales eventually sky rocketed, and in 2003 there were 1.6 billion dollars of worldwide sales. Perdue Pharma were being severely criticized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for its very aggressive marketing tactics and ability to encourage physicians to prescribe the drug.

In the late 1990’s the Chief Coroner of Ontario at that time was noticing more people were dying from prescription drug overdose. When he asked for forensic scientists to review the drug related death files for the past five years, it was found that there was a major increase in deaths where Oxycodone was found in the blood stream. In 2003, there were 101 deaths in Ontario where the person had Oxycodone in their blood stream. The Chief Coroner at the time reported seeing this increase in deaths around the same time that the drug was being aggressively marketed. Many of the people who died where drug abusers, but many of the people who died from accidental overdose or suicide, were prescribed drugs with Oxycodone in it, and OxyContin being the most popular.

Perdue Pharma defended their drug saying it was no different then any other pain medication being marketed. Unfortunately, there was no other documentation of other pain medications causing the same problems at the time. Atlantic Canada was facing similar problems, and still is to this very day. They have been seeing dangerous social problems that have involved OxyContin abuse. In 2003 pharmacies dispensed over 2.8 million prescriptions for drugs containing Oxycodone in Canada, mainly Ontario, and the most popular was OxyContin. For more information call, 1-877-782-7409, or visit the web site at, http://narconon.ca/

(Ref: Works Cited CTV.ca News Staff “Deadly Prescriptions” CTV.ca 10 Jan. 2005:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1105144562644_1/?hub=Wfive)

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Substance Abuse Rehabilitation in the Finest Luxury Facility

Sunset Malibu, an exclusive treatment center on the California coast, has long been a transformational force in the field of rehabilitation and recovery. Now, Sunset is announcing its redoubled efforts to provide its clients with a private and dignified healing experience.

Addiction is a crippling disease. To succumb to Substance Abuse is to be stripped of one’s self-esteem, and one’s sense of self-control. The logical corollary, of course, is that addiction treatment must first aim to help patients learn to feel good about themselves again. In the end, there’s no other route to sustained and sustainable recovery.

That concern for emotional well-being lies at the heart of Sunset Malibu’s treatment philosophy.

With its world-class caregivers and elegant accommodations, Sunset Malibu is an unparalleled recovery destination. The center has always catered to upscale residents from every corner of the globe. Now Sunset is renewing its commitment to its core values, with the goal of delivering self-affirming care to individuals who seek it. At Sunset Malibu, the client’s feelings always come first.

“Our clients invariably come to us with negative self-concepts,” says Sunset Malibu owner Richard Taite. “Our first job is to help them see themselves in a new light. With our advanced dual-diagnosis techniques and intensive depression treatment programs, we’ve had great success in creating the right kind of change.”

It’s that kind of success that is precisely what separates Sunset from its competitors.

It’s one thing for a treatment facility to pay lip service to the importance of psychological healing. It’s quite another for that facility to actually put principle into practice. Many of the most high-priced treatment clinics in Los Angeles only superficially address the emotional needs of their residents—with disastrous consequences for those residents and their families.

Taite argues that those kinds of shortcomings are absolutely inexcusable.

“Rehab is a life and death issue,” Taite said. “At Sunset Malibu, we understand that. We know what’s at stake in the fight against addiction, and we commit ourselves to honoring the trust our clients put in us. As we see it, no inferior level of service is ever acceptable.”

Addiction is a pernicious and destructive foe. It is not, however, an unconquerable one. Sunset Malibu’s long record of success proves that effective rehabilitation really does change lives. For Sunset’s successful graduates, that lesson has made all the difference in the world.

Contact Details: Sunset Malibu is a luxury Substance Abuse Treatment center located in Malibu, California. For further details about Sunset’s treatment strategies, accommodations, or other general facts about Substance Abuse Rehab, please call 1-800-332-9202 or visit our Web site at http://www.drugrehabsunsetmalibu.com.

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