ARC, West Los Angeles  California

Prescription drug addiction is a dangerous condition, regardless of the circumstances that led to the addiction. Unsupervised withdrawal from prescription drug addiction can lead to medical complications including stroke and seizure. Detoxification from prescription drugs should be conducted by a qualified hospital or treatment center such as ARC. ARC provides onsite medical detoxification services for all prescription drug addictions. Detoxification is supervised by physicians, nurses and licensed professionals to ensure the safety of clients during the withdrawal period. If you or someone you know is suffering from prescription drug addiction call 877 415 HOPE today. Credentialed staff will answer any question you might have about treatment with ARC.

Origins of Prescription Drug Addiction

The United States is responsible for consumption of 70% of all the pharmaceuticals produced in the entire world. Many professionals from different fields have presented reasons for why this is, but for purposes of treating prescription drug addiction, our social trends need no definition. The facts are that prescription drugs are readily available, often highly addictive and the drug themselves have no consideration for culture, stature or age.

Prescription drug addiction treatment is complicated by circumstances where the drugs have been prescribed for issues such as: pain management, anxiety disorders, treatment for ADD, ADHD or clinical depression.

Typical prescription drugs of abuse are prescribed based on the aforementioned scenarios and include: Narcotics, Sedative-Hypnotics, Tranquilizers and Stimulants. Some of the prescription medication addictions often associated with these categories are: opiate addiction, synthetic opiate addiction, oxycontin addiction, vicodin addiction, percocet addiction, morphine addiction, codeine addiction, xanax addiction, klonopin addiction, librium addiction, valium addiction and adderrol addiction.

Treatment for Prescription Drug Addiction with ARC is Effective

At ARC, onsite medical detoxification is the foundation that allows prescription drug addiction recovery to begin. Prior to admission our intake specialists determine the medications that are being abused and the reasons that the drug was prescribed to begin with, if any. This information is passed to the medical staff, who in turn determines the best plan of action for providing medications that will ease potential withdrawal symptoms in the most efficient, comfortable way possible.

Each client arrives at the center to caring staff, a full history and physical examination and a medication regime pre-designed to their circumstances. Once diagnostics have been completed the client will begin the detoxification process with the assistance of physicians, nurses and nursing assistants The clinical team, meanwhile, has been prepared by the pre-admissions assessment to address their own component of the prescription drug addiction treatment process, which is to support the difficult feelings and emotions that may result from withdrawal, or the psychological state that could resurface and/or may be the reasons the medications were prescribed to begin with.

Treatment for Prescription Drug Addiction with ARC is Unique

Once detox has been concluded, the medical or psychological circumstances that led to prescription drugs being initially prescribed are evaluated by the clinical team to determine what treatment measures need to be taken to address the issues of origin. A personalized treatment plan is created that takes these identified circumstances into account and allows each client to be treated in their own unique way, without categorization as a junkie or an alcoholic. Our experience has shown that treatment needs to be specific to each client’s unique scenario of developing prescription drug addiction. Although there are times when prescription drugs are used in an addicted fashion, the causes and conditions that nurtured the addictive response are often more subtle than the typical reasons a client traditionally might develop a need to seek solace in illicit substances as a result of their inabilities to cope with life experiences. Certainly, prescription drug addiction needs to be treated as an addiction and often the neurological bi-products of consumption and behavior lead prescription drug abusers to cross the line towards conventional drug addiction, but the process of recognition that the line has been crossed needs to be approached in a clinically sensitive and thoughtful manner. If it’s not and a harsh categorization is forced into the treatment plan, then our experience shows that the rigidity will turn clients away from viable present and future solutions that promote prescription drug addiction recovery.

ARC is committed to treating individual addictions in individual ways. Our approaches do not condone the continued use of prescription drugs known for their capacity to induce abuse, and our clinical approach is based on the ethical treatment of issues of origin with pharmacologically supportive measures that utilize non-addictive alternative medications. If you or someone you know needs help with prescription drug addiction call 877 415 HOPE today. Credentialed staff will answer any questions you have and help you find the support you need.