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One notable example is when it was learned that Rush Limbaugh was found to be getting his prescriptions for OxyContin from several doctors. A doctor needed to prescribe that medication to start with, before Limbaugh could even become addicted. Once addicted, a number of physicians permitted him to feed his addiction to this commonly prescribed painkiller.
Even Jack Osbourne, the famous son of Ozzy Osbourne, found himself addicted to OxyContin and had to enter a drug rehab facility.
Jerry Lewis, famous for his acting and later for his leadership in raising money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, became dependent on the prescription drug, Prednisone. Prednisone is used to treat conditions such as arthritis, blood disorders, breathing problems, certain cancers, eye problems, immune system diseases, and skin diseases. It is even used frequently to combat migraine headaches. Regardless of who the patient is, use of this drug for more than seven days will cause the body to begin to rely upon the drug for its basic functions.
Old news now, but Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre entered rehab in 1996 to overcome an addiction to the painkiller, Vicodin.
The list of celebrities, who have fought addiction to alcohol, prescription drugs, and illicit drugs, continues to grow every year. Lindsey Lohan, Britney Spears, Nicole Ritchie, Mel Gibson, Nick Nolte, Robert Downey, Jr., Courtney Love, Keith Urban, Al Gore III, Kate Moss, Ashley Judd, Daniel Baldwin, and dozens of other celebrities have been to rehab recently for one addiction or another.
For these Hollywood millionaires, it seems all-too-easy to take off work for four-to-six weeks to get better. For most of them, a trip to the rehab center will not hurt their careers, but may even help their careers.
However, for the average working person, a four-to-six week absence from the job could result in losing the job at the end or even during the rehab process. Busy professionals simply cannot afford to miss four-to-six weeks worth of wages or involvement in their workplace.
This is where Suboxone Detox treatments really come in handy. Many workers have come to rely upon outpatient services at hospitals for general medical procedures. But until recently, outpatient care was not an option for someone seeking relief from a prescription drug addiction.
The benefits for an outpatient program for opiate addiction are numerous:
Privacy: One does not have to share the news of addiction with family, friends,
and often more importantly, employers. Work: One does not have to miss work (or
paychecks) to get clean. Family: One does not have to rearrange their lives
around a trip to the rehab facility. Cost: One can reduce the cost of treatment,
by eliminating the need to live at the rehab facility for any length of time.
Suboxone Treatment is designed to help people who are addicted to opioids and opiates such as heroin, methadone and other painkillers like OxyContin, Vicodin, Hydrocodone, Demerol, and Percoset.
Opiates and painkillers are quickly becoming some of the most widely-abused drugs in the country. These are also the foundation for an entirely new generation of drug-addicted youth.
In today's modern medical environment where painkiller prescriptions are quite easy to obtain, it is very easy to get started with opiate painkillers and graduate to an unintended opiate dependency. It might start with a toothache, a football injury, a work-related injury, a car accident, or any of a variety of other situations that lead to painful joints and muscles.
For the average person, a single prescription bottle will relieve the patient's pain until which time the injury has healed and the pain stops naturally. But, exceptional injuries may not heal as quickly, leading the patient's physician to give the patient multiple refills. Eventually, the pain will heal, but the patient will have become addicted to the painkiller.
Dr. House on CBS-TV has been battling Vicodin addiction for several seasons. It may only be a television show, but it reflects very accurately the matter of prescription drug addictions, or more specifically painkiller addictions in the general population. Painkiller abuse affects many busy professionals and other functional members of society without immediate externally-visible characteristics.
Many laymen think of drug addiction as a purely psychological condition or a lack of willpower needed to stop the drug use. They look down upon people who are addicted as being somehow weaker than the rest of us.
But as with cocaine or heroin, opiate addiction is characterized by the AMA as a progressive or chronic disease, and talking about it simply isn't a viable solution to the problem. Just like Jerry Lewis' Prednisone dependency, simply stopping the use of the drug will not solve the problem. In fact, Prednisone causes adrenal suppression, which means that the body is unable to synthesize natural corticosteroids.
According to the medical documentation, if Jerry Lewis were to stop taking Prednisone abruptly, this could lead to an Addisonian crisis. An Addisonian crisis occurs when the adrenal gland produces insufficient amounts of steroid hormones, and for most patients, this could be a life-threatening event. With Prednisone dependency, some medical drug detox centers or hospitals are the perfect solution in that they have medical professionals on staff to help ensure a safe withdrawal from the drug dependence.
With opiate addiction however, going to a residential drug rehab might not be necessary if an effective outpatient Suboxone treatment program is used.
Suboxone is a drug that is a combination of Buprenorphine and Naloxone. Buprenorphine reduces the unpleasant withdrawal effects people experience when they stop using opiates. Naloxone reverses the effects of heroin and opioid drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration have approved Suboxone for the purpose of opiate detoxification.
Suboxone Detox Treatment is a drug that can be administered to opiate addicts through an outpatient program, enabling its users to overcome their dependencies without putting their lives on hold.