How Prescription Drugs Could Become A Nightmare For The Entire Family

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How Prescription Drugs Could Become A Nightmare
For The Entire Family
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• Heroin, meth addiction, and most recently the
  growing addiction to prescription drugs, can make
  or break familiesmost end up broken. Every year
  we hear news of more and more people becoming
  addicted to prescribed opioids, leaving many
  families broken beyond repair. It could be a
  parent, an uncle or a child in the family that
  ends up popping pills, everyone will be affected,
  whether its emotionally, financially or
  socially.
• Too often we see teenagers and young adults
  many with promising futures being rolled into
  emergency rooms across Los Angeles, CA due to
  some severe condition related to prescription
  drug addiction. The same goes for adults.
• According to the California Department of Public
  Health (CDPH) more people in the city die from
  overdose of prescription meds than those who die
  in motor vehicle crashes. Shocking right? In most
  cases, its from an overdose, generally caused by
  a combination of alcohol and prescription
  opioids. More rarely, heroin and other illicit
  drugs are included in the mix.
• The good thing is that most people who overdose
  on prescription drugs are saved by a paramedic or
  a doctor. The bad thing ismost of the time it
  doesnt end there. Addiction or abuse of
  prescription medication threatens much more than
  the life of the addict.

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What Happens To The Family When Addiction Is
Involved?
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• Substance abuse, whether of illicit drugs,
  alcohol or prescription meds even by the person
  the drug was prescribed for can cause the kinds
  situations that break families. These arent
  just minor problems these are thunderstorms
  terrifying everyone in their paths.
• An addiction to prescription drugs primarily
  pain meds that have a euphoric or sedative effect
  like oxycodone can easily become the most
  important thing in the life of an addict. It
  becomes an obsession of theirs. And soon after,
  one or more members of the family may become just
  as obsessed and entwined with the life of the
  drug abuser. In addition to the incessant
  worrying about their well being, social
  relationships and future, some members of the
  family may start exhibiting habits and trait that
  directly contradict their personality, as a
  reaction to the addiction. Much like the addict,
  many begin to display erratic behaviours. For
  instance, the majority of the child abuse and
  domestic violence cases in Los Angeles, CA today,
  stems from substance abuse, many of which go
  unresolved.
• Some routine behaviours experts at our Los
  Angeles, CA addiction treatment center have
  noticed that among people living with an addict,
  there is

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The Caregiver
The caregiver is the person in the family that
wrongly believes that they are helping the addict
by showering them with food, money and shelter as
opposed to addressing the problem. Instead, they
ensure the addict has legal assistance should a
problem arise. In doing so, they are allowing the
addiction to continue, thus creating a bigger
issue.
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The Tough Guy

• This is the optimistic person who appears to be
  handing the addiction well and seemingly tries to
  convince others that it will all blow off soon.
  Meanwhile, the addict will continue his or her
  destructive behavior, most likely without the
  willpower to stop.

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The Joker
Every family has that one member who loves to
crack jokeseven when it involves something as
serious as drug abuse. The joker is the person
who doesnt take the addiction seriously and may
go as far as to make jokes with the addict.
Clearly, this will not help with the addiction.
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The Shadow
Even though suffering, the shadow never tries
to seek help from other members of the family who
may be focusing all their attention on the
addict. Obviously, this also does not help the
addict but instead creates an even bigger gap in
the family.
Evidently, none of these will be beneficial to
the addict, and can all negatively affect the
family on a whole. Everyone, from kids to adults
and seniors may end up suffering because theyre
unable to deal with the events of the addiction
people moving out, domestic abuse and worse.
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The Solution

• If there is an addiction in your family, whether
  to illicit drugs, alcohol or prescription meds,
  the best solution is to face it head on. Because
  drug addiction is a very complex issue, seeking
  the help of a professional at a Los Angeles CA
  drug addiction treatment center is always the
  best solution.
• If you know that someone in your family is
  abusing alcohol, illicit street drugs or
  prescription drugs, whether it was prescribed to
  them or not, start by contacting Blvd Treatment
  Centers right away. Our Los Angeles, CA addiction
  treatment experts understand that family is one
  of the strongest supports of drug recovery.
• We acknowledge the effect addiction has on many
  families and will help you to understand how you
  can actively help your loved one during the
  recovery process. If you or a loved one is in
  need of our assistance, contact us at
  1-866.582.9844.

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