Stacy’s Law requires the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to create a set of rules for certification for organizations that treat people with drug and alcohol related substance abuse problems. It is intended to ensure that only certified facilities treat these issues and criminally punishes facilities that attempt rehabilitation without certification. The law is named for someone who died of an overdose while seeking treatment for addiction. She was one of three patients to die at the now controversial facility in a nine-month span.

Lawsuits against the facility have alleged that drug treatment was performed with no training or education in the field of rehabilitation. Instead, a law suit alleges that staff members relied on the teachings of Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard to address alcohol and rehabilitation needs.

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The drug, Naloxone, is belied to be able to save thousands of lives if distributed to even a fraction of heroin users. The non-abusable drug can be administered via a nasal spray and pushes the opioid off receptors in the brain, usually reviving the patient within a few minutes.

An overdose reversal kit, which includes two doses of naloxone, costs about $30, while the average in-patient treatment charge for a drug overdose can cost more than $10,000. Currently, an individual can get a prescription for naloxone and that prescription can be used on only them.
Two measures are before the State Senate to expand the regulations and allow first responders to carry them.
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Perry became hooked on prescription painkillers and admitted to frequently mixing his drug use with alcohol during the years he was filming Friends. He ended up in rehab twice and has since become a speaker on the perils of prescription drugs. After the White House meeting, Perry joined drug court advocates in speaking at a Capitol Hill briefing with Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse.

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They started off by getting a bunch of rats hooked on heroin. For 12 hours a day, the rodents were allowed to have on all the heroin they wanted. Once they started exhibiting withdrawal symptoms, the scientists slowly weaned them off the drug. During this four-week detox stage, some rats were administered the vaccine while others got a placebo. When the researchers again turned the rats loose on an unlimited supply of heroin, they saw the control group compulsively consuming the drug like they had before. But they saw the vaccinated rats lose interest in heroin. This showed that the vaccine had succeeded in binding to heroin in the rats’ bloodstreams before it could be absorbed in their brains.

Even if this vaccine were approved for human use, some still question whether it would be enough to truly break an addict’s behavior. Critics of such vaccine say that addiction is as much a social problem as a biological one. The vaccine wouldn’t block the uptake of other opiates, there’s a risk that vaccinated addicts could simply switch to a new drug.

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In Columbia, they are working on a controversial public health project where they will supply marijuana to 300 addicts of bazuco — a cheap cocaine derivative that generates crack-like highs and is as addictive as heroin. Many of the areas homeless are addicted to the substance and are often driven to panhandling and crime to support their habit.

Authorities believe that by supplying addicts with quality-controlled medical marijuana with a high THC content and that is specifically selected to relieve the anxiety that comes with kicking bazuco, they might be able to save their lives. The idea is controversial and critics have accused the government of being an enabler.

Those involved with the program report that most medical professionals think of drug cessation as the only answer and they say that the project is not aimed at getting people to quit using. They are simply trying to get people to quit a substance that is very, very damaging and transition to something less dangerous and which will allow them to function in society.
Marijuana has already been used as a hard-drug alternative in Canada, Brazil and Jamaica, and in a 2002 study of Jamaican crack users found that of 14 women who gave up the drug, 13 attributed their success to using marijuana.

Marijuana has been getting most of the attention but officials say it is just part of the equation. Addicts will also be receiving counseling, job training, emergency shelter and other services that are already part of the city’s social safety net.

If you or someone you know has a problem with drug addiction or dependence, you should seek help now before tragedy strikes. Thankfully, there is good help available. Detoxification and behavioral therapy have proven to be effective in treating drug dependence. Addicts are often unable to complete treatment on their own or with family members, so it’s very important to seek the right treatment center. At Seabrook House, we customize our treatment plans to individual patient’s needs, so you know the help you’re getting is right for you or a loved one. Seabrook House has rehabilitation centers in New Jersey (NJ), Pennsylvania (PA), and an outpatient center in New York (NY). Contact Seabrook House today for any questions about drugs, addiction, and treatment.

Drug Court is a court-sponsored program in Utah that tries to reverse the downward spiral and celebrates former addicts’ sobriety. It was created in 1996 after prosecutors and judges saw a dramatic rise in drug-related arrests and convictions. They determined that unless substance abuse ends, fines and jail time are unlikely to prevent future criminal activity. A local judge believes that jail doesn’t rehabilitate people and that they need treatment. He knows treatment is cheaper that prison.

Most addicts who go through Drug Court credit the program with saving their lives.
On average, the judges say more than 70 percent of those who graduate from Drug Court stay clean and out of the criminal justice system

Recovery is a process that begins with honesty and confession, continues with rehabilitation, and down the road hopefully it turns into being healthy and sober. Seabrook House is a drug rehab and alcoholism detox treatment center that offers individually inspired programs that provide the patient with the unique combination of therapies and treatments that suit their needs and personal history. All Seabrook House programs are grounded in the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA). The Seabrook House Model® of treatment includes a multifaceted medical approach to alcohol and other drugs including opiate detoxification, gender-specific therapy with special emphasis on relapse prevention, and family intervention services. Seabrook House has treatment centers in New Jersey (NJ) and Pennsylvania (PA) with an outpatient office in New York (NY). Contact Seabrook House today at 1.800.761.7575 to find out ways for you to beat your addiction!

Fans and critics of the 26-year old actress and not sure she went far enough with her admission.
Most outsiders believe the truth about her drug use is far worse than what she led readers to believe. Her struggle with drugs and alcohol sent her to rehab six times since January 2007, due to at least 15 separate incidents since 2006.

Whether she is ready to come clean with herself and embrace the therapy she could receive in treatment remains to be seen, but perhaps her comment that Substance abuse is a disease which doesn’t go away overnight will help her and others struggling with it get the help they need.

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Dr. Miller postulates that “addictions (both behavioral and substance) are created when positive feelings become rigidly linked with specific objects or behavior. This linkage between feeling and behavior is called a feeling-state. When a feeling-state is triggered the entire psycho-physiological pattern is activated. This activation of the pattern then triggers the out-of-control behavior.” (FSAP Manual.) Dr. Miller has developed a protocol to identify the behavior or substance linked with the feeling-state and to process that so that the link breaks. Once the link is broken, if an emotional deficit is discovered, regular EMDR protocol can be used to process that. Then, a future template can be established to help the client imagine his life without the substance or behavior, but with the feeling that is desired (belongingness, being a winner, being loved, etc.) The FSAP can be used with ANY behavioral compulsion or substance addiction, such as drugs, alcohol, smoking, gambling, sexual, food, shopping, etc. Even more amazing is that, with the exception of substance addictions, once the behavior-feeling state link is broken, a person can actually carry out the behaviors of shopping, eating, sex and even gambling normally.

After the training, I was eager to return to work at SBW and do this protocol with my clients, most of whom were very eager to give it a try. So far, I have used it with those addicted to opioids, cocaine, and alcohol. No one has volunteered to use it with smoking yet! The most impressive results seem to be with opioids (specifically heroin) and with cocaine because the feeling-state is euphoria, and it seems to be the singular feeling-state. Those addicted to alcohol seem to have multiple feeling-states associated with drinking, so it is more complicated. But, without exception so far, the positive association between the behavior and the feeling-state has been weakened, if not eliminated. Breaking the link is just the initial part of the protocol, however, although, even with only that, the person really isn’t too interested in the substance any longer. It is essential, however, to make sure that all the feeling-states are identified and processed, and any emotional deficits that appear need to be processed with the regular EMDR protocol. Each time a client comes in who has done the FSAP protocol, I check to see where they are with the substance/feeling-state link. If the link strengthens between sessions, it almost always is due to a different feeling-state showing up. The strength of the link is not usually as strong as it was initially, though, and reprocessing it seems to again weaken that link.

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Students spent several months designing their prototype, which is called the Med Vault. Pharmacists plug the device into a USB port to access the device and load the pills. It has both a password for the pharmacist when they program it to dispense a pill according to the prescription, as well as the user password that they enter every time that it’s time to get a pill. The device is designed to prevent people from taking too many of their pills or taking them too often. The case is also made out of a material that won’t be broken with a hammer.

The project was part of BYU’s annual engineering capstone program, where 30 companies from around the country sponsor students to create engineering solutions.

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The process of creating hash oil is not very complicated. Producers of the drug start out by taking the plant bud and cooking it to extract all the oil and THC, which is the primary “drug” in marijuana and hashish. The finished product looks like tar, and is almost as thick as candle wax. To get high, a person will put a small amount in a vaporizer pipe. The high is reported to be more intense and occur much faster than marijuana. Police suspect that hash oil will be more difficult to detect for both officers and parents alike partly due to its size. The appearance of hash oil could also be stored near a candle and looks much like candle wax.

Seabrook House is a private CARF accredited drug and alcohol treatment facility. We tailor our treatment to the individual patient’s needs in order to optimize outcomes—this often involves a combination of treatment, social supports, and other services. There is hope out there. All Seabrook House programs are grounded in the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA). The Seabrook House Model® of treatment includes a multifaceted medical approach to alcohol and other drugs including opiate detoxification, gender-specific therapy with special emphasis on relapse prevention, and family intervention services. Seabrook House has treatment centers in New Jersey (NJ) and Pennsylvania (PA) with an outpatient office in New York (NY).