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Welcome To Generation RX

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Teens all over the country have found a new, quick way to get high – prescription drugs. Pop some Adderall in the morning to perform well in school, take a Xanax at ight to go to bed, more and more this is becoming common practice. Rehabilitation facilities all over the world have seen a huge increase in prescription drug abuse, while most parents unknowingly store these lethal drugs in their own medicine cabinets. We’ve all been warned about the dangers of alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine – but not enough people are focusing on what is so accessible for teens – prescription pills.

A new era is upon us, the Generation RX era. Teens all over the world have discovered a way to “safely” get high. Unfortunately this is leading them to rehabilitation facilities like Narconon Louisiana. The good thing is that once enrolled in the Narconon program, clients are able to handle their life so that prescription drugs are no longer the option. In a field where the average success rate is between 12-20% Narconon Louisiana far surpasses that with an unheard of 75% success rate for permanent recovery.

Narconon Louisiana is a long-term, inpatient facility that is designed to help people come off of prescription drugs. Narconon Louisiana does not subscribe to the idea that addiction is a disease. Instead, clients work one on one with a counselor to locate and isolate what problems drugs were a solution for. Once that problem is found it can be handled so that drug and alcohol abuse is no longer the problem..

Prescription drug abuse is turning into an epidemic. Prescription drugs mask themselves as a solution for life, when in reality they are the shortcut to death. If you or anyone you know is in need of help please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650.

Kids Need Drug Rehab for Prescription Addiction

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

KSCW recently ran a story online showing the necessity for drug rehabs for teens. In a story called, “Prescription High,” Michael Schwanke tells the story of local parents with teens who had become addicted to prescription medications initially found in the home. In an one of the interviews a young woman revealed, “I started…my mom had a lot of surgeries. She had bad knees and a bad back and I would take her prescription medicine,”

She says it started with one pill.

“Then it became several…then a whole bottle.”

This young girl started abusing prescription pain medication when she was 12-years-old.

Unfortunately this story is becoming more common. According to the author, experts say unlike illicit drugs, which have a stigma among teens, prescription drugs are widely accepted in schools. Teens have grown up with them and don’t see them as bad, which means a whole new crowd is using them.

Drug rehabilitation geared toward prescription abuse is available.  Addiction is a chronic problem which needs to be addressed before it is too late.

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