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 Welcome
to Recovery First
Recovery
First, Inc. is a substance abuse treatment center specializing in the
treatment of prescription drug addiction.
Prescription
drug abuse is an insidious problem that has reached epidemic proportions.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) estimated that 9 million people
abused prescription drugs in 1999. The use of addictive prescription drugs,
including Oxycontin
®, Vicodin ®,
Percocet
®, Xanax
®, Valium
® and Ritalin
® have plunged millions of people into the nightmare of addiction
and despair. All of these drugs are prescribed for legitimate medical
purposes, but a large number of people become dependent on these pills,
and many eventually are addicted.
TREATMENT
Years of research have shown that addiction
to any drug, including prescriptions, is a disease that CAN be effectively
treated. However, no single type of treatment is appropriate for everyone.
Treatment must take into account the type of drug used and the needs of
the individual. The circumstances of a person having a problem with prescription
medications may not be like those of other drug and alcohol users.
THE PROBLEM
The most commonly abused medications can be divided into three categories:
Pain medications
(opioids), Central Nervous System Depressants
and Central Nervous System Stimulants.
Pain medications include Oxycontin ® (oxycodone),
Vicodin ® (hydrocodone), Dilaudid
® (hydromorphone), Percocet ®, Percodan
®, Lorcet ®,
Lortab ®, Fioricet ®,
Fiorinal ®, MS Contin ®,
Darvon ® and Fentanyl ®.
Central Nervous System Depressants include Xanax ®
(alprazolam), Valium ® (diazepam), Librium ®,
Klonopin ®, Ativan ®,
and chloral hydrate. Central Nervous System Stimulants include Ritalin
® and dexedrine ®.
Recovery
First
2701 West Oakland Park Blvd Suite 240
Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33311
800-734-5192 Fax: 954-735-6033
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