Addictions Treatment Blog

According to the latest Monitoring the Future (MTF) study, which reports drug abuse statistics among teens, most prescription drug addiction remained fairly steady in 2009 with the exception of Adderall and Oxycontin.

It would appear, though, that another prescription drug may be taking its place. Adderall, another stimulant used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), was included in the survey for the first time this year; in 2009 it shows annual prevalence rates of use outside of medical supervision of 2 percent, 6 percent, and 5 percent in grades 8, 10, and 12, respectively.

The picture for OxyContin is a little less clear. At all three grades, OxyContin use is higher today than it was when its use was first measured in 2002, although only 10th grade showed an increase in 2009 (+0.9 percentage points, not significant). The annual prevalence rates are now 2 percent, 5 percent, and 5 percent, respectively for OxyContin at the three grade levels. Whether this one-year increase at 10th grade is real, or simply a sampling artifact, will have to wait another year to be resolved. But the main point is that these two dangerous and highly addictive narcotic drugs remain at high levels of use among American teens.

The new trend in drug rehab and treatment services is pushing for results-based treatment, however, this is more than a trend and will eventually become the norm among rehabilitation services. Advocacy groups such as The New Face of Recovery and other programs that promote drug-free treatment are working to get doctors and government officials to see that the mainstream methods of the past that involved incurable disease diagnoses and replacement drug therapies have not worked and that patients are tired of the lack of success.

It's time for one and all to stand up against the system and demand what is right - addiction treatment centers that actually work instead of making excuses why they don't. Join the cause or contact us today to find out a drug rehab program that is based on results. Call 1-800-217-0986.

Several days before one of Tiger Woods' alleged mistresses reportedly claimed they had sex on Ambien, we could tell from the signs and symptoms that his accident was probably caused by the drug. There was also a police report stating that a neighbor said he was snoring on the ground after being pulled from the vehicle.

Not that any of the speculation has been confirmed, but it is likely that Ambien did cause the crash and if a toxicology report is ever released from the hospital then that will probably be the only way to knwo for sure. Ambien, and other commonly abused hypnotic drugs, are a serious problem in this country. Find out more about Ambien addiction if you know someone who needs help for abusing this dangerous drug.