There’s a lot of buzz at drug treatment centers in Savannah GA — but not the kind you’re thinking about. If you’ve spent too much time looking for drugs in all the wrong places, then it’s time to look for the truth about opiates. Most people have no idea what’s true or false about opiates. What Do You Really Know About Pain Pills? There are so many statistics out there about pain pill addiction ...
Ask James Taylor About Rehab for Heroin
In a recent interview celebrating the release of his first album in 13 years, James Taylor briefly mentioned that he beat a methadone addiction through vigorous exercise. It took many fans and other interested parties by surprise to hear Taylor make this reference to his long-ago rehab for heroin. But it’s no revelation that people often begin rehab for heroin without having a good idea of when ...
Let’s Like LAC: Methadone Addiction Treatment Support
Who is LAC and why should we like it? For starters, LAC has come out strongly in support of methadone addiction treatment. LAC is the Legal Action Center, and its mission statement identifies it as the only non-profit law and policy organization in the country dedicated to fighting discrimination against those who suffer from addiction, HIV/AIDS, or criminal histories. LAC is an offshoot of the ...
Facts About Opiate Drug Rehabilitation Treatment
Well, who knew? You may have missed it again. Didn’t you know that June 26 was International Day Against Drug Abuse? To be honest, most people missed it, including the people who use opiates and heroin and those who work in opiate drug rehabilitation treatment. Way back in December 1987, the United Nations General Assembly declared its intention to “combat the drug menace and…[tackle] the serious ...
Drug Courts Cannot Ban Medication Maintenance Therapy
Up until now, drug courts have been in a position to forbid those addicted to opiates from seeking medication maintenance therapy. Many drug courts throughout the country hold the power to say yay or nay over the kind of drug abuse treatment that someone receives; and abstinence-based therapy simply does not work for a majority of heroin or pain pill addicts. Such decisions should, in fact, be ...
Heroin Use: Should the Dealers Go to Jail?
When heroin use results in death, does the heroin dealer bear any level of responsibility? Federal law passed in 1986 mandated a 20-year sentence for any dealer who sold drugs that contributed to someone’s death. The law stated that over 500,000 people had died from heroin use. The law was passed while the War on Drugs was in full swing. While it received little attention over the years, it was ...
