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Prescription Drug Epidemic
steve hayes
Friday, February 08, 2008 at 05:39 PMPrescription Drug Epidemic
Florence Cardinal
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 11:18 PMHello Steve, and thank you for explaining more about the overuse of prescription drugs. A few years ago, I was taking several pills a day. After dinner, I thought I hadn't taken my pills, so I took them. When I began to have heart palpitation and perspire, I realized I'd taken a double dose. I was taking both a high blood pressure pill and a water pill. I ended up spending the night in the hospital.
Now, since my surgery, I'm taking pills for pain, and I have to keep track, especially at night, or I might double dose again.
Florence
re: Prescription Drug Epidemic
steve hayes
Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 12:23 AMFlorence,
I understand your concern because a prescription drug overdose can create serious problems. Many of these drugs act in the body like heroin or cocaine.
I am not sure about your operation but we have had success with having our patients who have detoxed go to holistic doctors to try to find the cause of their ailments and not just take pills for the symptoms. Maybe this is not an option for you but for most of us prescription drugs only create other problems and these are often treated not by stopping the drug but by taking more drugs.
Steve Hayes
http://novusdetox.com
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Sue
Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 11:27 PMThanks fo rth eupdate Florence.
Ok I dont want to start anything, but it always amazes me how there can be SO many different drugs being mixed up in these scenarios. I just do not understand how multiple doctors with multiple prescriptopns could ever end up being a good thing for someone.
Anyway - I hope at least some folks out there learn you can not mess with any kind of medication - over-the-counter, herbal, or prescription.
All the best - sue
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Florence Cardinal
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 11:23 PMThanks Sue. It isn't always multiple doctors. I take over a dozen pills a day, all prescribed by one doctor. It is best, if at all possiible, to always have the same doctor, but when you start going to specialists, you can end up with several doctors. One thing you should dp is keep a list of your medications so every doctor you see is aware of the medications you're on.
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As the director of Novus Medical Detox Center, we see the prescription drug epidemic and the horrible problems that it causes. Mnay of the patients who come to us might find themselves overdosed, like Heath Ledger, if they had waited longer. Oxycodone has a very similar molecular structure to heroin and they both produce the same dependence or addiction. Ritalin is similar to cocaine and creates the same effect on adults.
Other prescription drugs like Xanex produce some of the strongest and most difficult withdrawals and people have become dependent on it in as little as 3 days.
Daily in Florida we are losing people to prescription drug overdoses. They were not famous like Heath Ledger but they were someone's son or daughter or husband or wife.
We need to educate people that just because a drug is available at a drug store it is not necessarily safer than a drug purchased in an alley.
Steve Hayes
http://www.novusdetox.com