Pain Pill Addiction

Pain Pill Addiction is a growing problem throughout society today. Combined data from 2002 to 2005 indicate that an annual average of 4.4 million people age 12 or older (an estimated 11.4 million people) used a prescription pain pill non-medically within the last year, thus leading to a pain pill addiction problem. Pain Pill Addiction has really increased amongst our youth. In 1989, it was estimated that 1.2 percent of youth’s 12 – 17 years of age used pain pills for non-medical related purposes. By 2002, this number is up to 11.2 percent for the same age group. Pain Pill Addiction also is increasing for older age groups as well.

Pain Pill Addiction is Two Problems, Not Just One

Pain Pill Addiction may be a physical and/or an emotional dependence, but it is not some mysterious brain disease. Similar to other addictions, a person suffering from pain pill addiction is using pain pills to solve some perceived problem or problems in his or her life (i.e. pain relief). The continued use of pain pills to combat these perceived problems is what leads to pain pill addiction. When used for pain relief, pain pills are often continued to be taken even after the pain is gone. Eventually, pain pill addiction itself becomes an even greater problem than the original problem or problems that pain pills were supposed to solve.

• The original underlying problem(s), possibly now forgotten
• The new problem-- Pain Pill Addiction.

Successful Pain Pill Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation Solves Both Problems

Many people start using pain pills to get some sort of pain relief. This is where our drug and alcohol addiction treatment program differs from other programs. We have dedicated staff members that are trained to deliver various assist processes that help to relieve and heal the body, thus eliminating the need for pain medication. The assist processes are somewhat similar to a massage. The purpose of these is to get you into communication with your body, and allow it to heal itself. Also, as part of our drug treatment, we offer a Detoxification program, in which we use a Sauna to eliminate drugs and toxins from the body. Many of our students have stated that this process has freed them from the pain that originally lead them to pain pill addiction in the first place. Pain pill or other pain relievers do nothing more than mask over the real problem(s) that a person is going through. Without handling the underlying cause of the problem(s) that lead to the pain pill addiction, the solution is just temporary at best. This is why we heal both the mind and the body, since both must be rehabilitated for a person to be happy and successful.

Conclusion on Pain Pill Addiction

Only when both the pain pill addiction problem and the underlying reasons for the pain pill addiction are resolved can a person become a happy, healthy and productive member of society.