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Michael Jackson’s Death Calling Attention to Prescription Drug Abuse

Wednesday, 01 July 2009 22:39 Matt Hawk

Close friend to Jackson, Deepak Chopra, reported that Jackson had asked him for prescriptions to pain killers in the past. Chopra said that he then realized that Michael must have been asking many people for prescriptions to the powerful drugs.

In an article in the Huffington Press, Chopra in part blames Jackson’s dependence on these drugs on medical colleagues who failed to realize Jackson’s growing addiction could lead to his death.

Jackson is known to have taken prescriptions ranging from Xanax to Demerol.

Oxycodone and hydrocodone are both synthetic opiate pain relievers similar to Demerol which Jackson is reported to have been injected with shortly before his cardiac arrest.

Michael Jackson Drug Addiction Enabled by Fame

Saturday, 27 June 2009 22:07 Matt Hawk

Jackson surrounded by enabling doctors

Michael Jackson’s sudden death yesterday shocked the world, but many in his close circle of friends feared this day would come. Some of those close to him saw the signs of drug abuse and tried to alert the others around him.

Deepak Chopra, who had known Michael for twenty years published a loving tribute to the mis-understood pop star in the Huffington post. He wrote:

“It's not my place to comment on the troubles Michael fell heir to from the past and then amplified by his misguided choices in life. He was surrounded by enablers, including a shameful plethora of M.D.s in Los Angeles and elsewhere who supplied him with prescription drugs. As many times as he would candidly confess that he had a problem, the conversation always ended with a deflection and denial. As I write this paragraph, the reports of drug abuse are spreading across the cable news channels. The instant I heard of his death this afternoon, I had a sinking feeling that prescription drugs would play a key part.”

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Prescritption Drug Abuse Education

Thursday, 25 June 2009 14:59 Matt Hawk

The Dark Ages

Intense marketing and a resultant 150% rise in the numbers of prescriptions written has resulted in a growing number of people addicted to prescription drugs.

In a recent press conference Joseph A. Califano Jr., the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University’s director and president said:

"Aggressive marketing of controlled drugs to physicians . . . is designed to increase profits with little regard for abuse potential, Our nation is in the throes of an epidemic of controlled prescription drug abuse and addiction."

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Methadone Clinics Cause of Drug Addiction

Thursday, 25 June 2009 02:00 Matt Hawk

Early one morning in Asheville, NC there was one building bustling with activity. There were hundreds of cars in the parking lot and people seemed to be wrapped around the building in a long line. It was like a scene from the great depression, except they were not waiting for soup.

They were waiting for methadone and knew they had to be there because the consequences of methadone withdrawal were too painful to face and they were never offered drug rehabilitation.

North Carolina Bill Fights Drug Addiction

Tuesday, 23 June 2009 14:27 Matt Hawk

If House Bill 722 passes, North Carolina drug abusers won’t have the luxury of purchasing their drug paraphernalia at convenience stores anymore.They will have to buy items that are used to smoke marijuana and crack cocaine somewhere else, because convenience stores won’t be selling them. Certain drug paraphernalia such as cigars and glass stems with silk flowers are target items.

This move in North Carolina is in reaction to other states passing similar measures. North Carolina drug rehab centers have seen an increase in admissions to drug rehab programs across the state.

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North Carolina Bill Misses the Point of Drug Addiction

Thursday, 18 June 2009 17:45 Matt Hawk

North Carolina moves to outlaw the psychoactive drug salvia

The North Carolina senate recently passed a bill outlawing the herbal drug Salvia, due to its potential for abuse. While any psychoactive drug brings cause for concern, there is a far more important issue that is not being addressed by current legislation. The numbers of North Carolina citizens seeking but not receiving treatment for drug addiction is rising sharply.

Narconon offers effective Drug Rehab for North Carolina

Sunday, 07 June 2009 21:07 Matt Hawk

Marijuana is the most common drug of abuse in North Carolina, along with Cocaine and Methamphetamine Supporting Drug Treatment is the only solution to cope with the problems created by drug use.

North Carolina is the fourth fastest growing state in the country and has one of the widest range of elevations from sea level to mountains. It is one of the original 13 colonies and its Blue Ridge Mountains, beaches and winding trail have lured visitors who never left, throughout the recent centuries.

Harm Reduction Does Nothing to Prevent or Treat Drug Addiction

Wednesday, 24 June 2009 15:53 Matt Hawk

A drug addict using clean needles can still be killed by the heroin inside.

Proponents of the harm reduction approach to drug addiction believe that teaching addicts how to use drugs safely is the best approach to curb the negative effects of drug abuse. However, it seems unlikely that persons in the throes of addiction, and frequently high, will be the best of students.

In fact, in a growing problem among harm reduction clinics many staff members are using drugs. Several deaths have marked this type of approach to drug treatment.

Western North Carolina Hit Hard by Prescription Drug Abuse

Saturday, 20 June 2009 02:34 Matt Hawk

Thinking, not Inhaling Will Prevent Unnecessary Death

Western North Carolina has been hit hard with the recent increase in deaths due to prescription drug abuse. The overwhelming majority of deaths are attributed to illegally diverted drugs - drugs taken by people to whom they were never prescribed.

North Carolina drug rehabs have seen an increase in the number of drug addicts admitted and data suggests many more seek but do not get treatment.

Prescription Drugs Killing in North Carolina

Friday, 12 June 2009 15:07 Matt Hawk

In a recent news article from North Carolina, the need for drug treatment centers in the area is obvious. The pain and suffering of drug addiction is continuing to ruin lives. Preventing deaths through drug education is part of the solution. Drug enforcement continues to show little or no results and incarceration continues a cycle of addiction that usually ends in Death.

WILKESBORO - Donna Reeves was worried about her daughter Casey’s drug use.

“I told her, ‘I don’t want to get that phone call (that) somebody’s found my daughter dead,“‘ Reeves said.

“Mom, I know my limits,“ Casey told her.

But one Saturday, Casey stayed in bed uncharacteristically late. Her father had gone out of town to a charity event and her mother was upstairs.

“I was the one who had to make that phone call to her daddy and tell him that his daughter was dead, because I’m the one who found her,“ Reeves said. Original Article