OxyContin may lead to dangerous effects on the user and those surrounding the user. Users may need to get OxyContin treatment help. Here are some facts and statistics on OxyContin:

OxyContin is blamed for almost 1,000 deaths per year – and that number continues to rise as more time passes.

OxyContin theft is becoming more and more of a law-enforcement problem. Over 2,000 OxyContin related crimes were committed in 2008 alone.

Emergency room visits as a result of OxyContin use number in the “five figures” across the United States and two years ago topped 20,000 for the first time.

The 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 3,000,000 people over the age of 11 had tried OxyContin for nonmedical purposes. The people who tried it for the first time in 2004 for nonmedical purposes numbered around 615,000.

The 2006 Monitoring the Future Study showed that 1.8 percent of 8th grade students, 3.2 percent of 10th graders and 5.5 percent of 12th graders had used OxyContin for nonmedical purposes.

These numbers continue to rise as the medications are made easier and easier to obtain. …click here to read more

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Admin note: I thought it important to preface this post with it was written by another sister in recovery sharing her struggles with addiction. It’s important to note that woman struggle just as much in the battle of addiction and it’s often harder to admit, but we too recover.

It’s my observation that most people addicted to anything, myself included will not seek help until they reach bottom, bottoms differ from one person to the next, so I am going to share mine with you.

I was a happy drunk/addict, didn’t give myself a chance to go on a downer, if I did feel bad I would stay in bed for a day or two. I had frequent blackouts & I can’t begin to count the embarrassing moments when I remember small parts of what I’d said or done or somebody told me.

Whilst I was active I was everyones friend, always the last one at the party always spoke my mind.

Well I grew tired & sick & wanted to stop, I also thought it would be easy & I was wrong…… my stopping came in fits & starts & never lasted & my friends began to drop off when my parties did.

I didn’t want to be an AA’er as I felt that I could beat it alone & guess what? With the help of an addiction forum & my family I finally got there! I went for an overhaul at the doctors,& was told that my heart was enlarged & various organs were beginning to fail it really was now or never. I was told that if I didn’t quit there would be no more examinations & that I would most certainly die.

I went home & thought long & hard, this was it, why me (why not me) I didn’t want to die I wanted to live but the rest of my life without props was a daunting thought.

What did I do? Well I chose to live my life in each moment. At first it was so hard, couldn’t sleep, felt ill, had sweats then felt really cold, oh yes I was withdrawing after over 30 years of self abuse my body was telling me just how badly I had treated it. I stuck with it & the withdrawal got easier, I could go out again & told the truth from the start so as not to cause any misunderstandings. The days turned to months & the months to years & to this day I still don’t count as I’m stubborn & may be tempted again.

It may seem easy, it wasn’t, it is doable & now I live life to the full & not simply exist. I always remember what I said & did the night before & I love it. If ever the demon rears it’s head, I self talk & do something nice for myself. The little treats help me.

Whatever hell you are facing now can be changed, each day a new one. I wish you the best on whatever journey towards sobriety you take & please believe me you are worth it.

Your Sister in Recovery ~ ABee

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Once you are gripped by the habit of drinking alcohol, it will not leave easily. Making your way out of it is no easy task, and your alcoholic addiction can take a huge toll on how you go about your everyday life.

Numerous research done around the world show that daily problems and accidents cause alcohol or caffeine addiction. Once detected in the early stages, alcohol addiction is easy to escape from through your diligent efforts. But once it becomes worse, it might be hard for you to go back to your normal routine.

When you are worried about your drinking status, it would be best to undergo an alcoholism test. Through this method, you can easily pinpoint the effects of alcoholic usage. While the mere fact of recognizing that you are an alcoholic is an alcoholism test in itself, it would still do you good to visit medical specialists to have an official test done.

Through an alcoholism test, you may start helpful and appropriate measures to fight alcoholism before it even gets worse and bring out serious repercussions. Also, you may find out the thorough details about your alcohol status and problems through the alcoholic test.

It can also give you the facts and details about your status. Undergoing this test would answer whether you are already an alcoholic or not or if you have the potential to be one. That is why it would be better to take this test as early as possible.

However, an alcoholism test can never be totally perfect. But, it can give answers to most of your questions about your alcoholic status. If you are not satisfied with this test, there are several other assessment methods that can complement the points that have not been answered by the alcoholism test.

So how does this test work? Generally, the alcoholism test features a long list of questions which are based on some factors that alcoholics observe in everyday life. Psychologists claim that a positive answer to any of the entries would signify that the examinee is alcoholic.

Some of the questions in the exam would ask whether the examinee has been absent from work because of alcoholism. It also contains questions as to whether the examinee avoids his personal relationships in favor of alcohol, or whether his family or friends have abandoned him.

All of the alcoholic’s answers will be tallied and the results will determine whether he is alcoholic or not. But, the alcoholism test cannot distinguish the exact status or stage of the alcoholic addiction due to the possibility of a relapse. Also, you cannot solicit for a specific treatment from medical experts based on the results of your test. This request for treatment might end up being a misinterpretation that can bring a halt to your progress.

But no matter what your alcoholic status is, it is best to take the alcoholism test. This will shed some light on what you must do to fight excessive alcoholic usage. After all, being true to yourself might be the solution that you are looking for.

If you or someone you know suffers from alcoholism or addiction please visit us at www.sobersources.com and see the available resources and support forums we can offer you. For a quick guide to addiction recovery visit The Addicts Guide To Getting and Staying Sober

Reference: Michigan Alcohol Screening Test ( MAST)

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Self esteem is the cornerstone of a healthy attitude. You can not go through addiction recovery and expect to succeed if you do not work on your self esteem. While self esteem often suffers during and before addiction treatment, it is especially tough to maintain after addiction recovery. There are times when your sober mind simply can not accept the things that you might have done while addicted, be it to alcohol, drugs, sex or even gambling. Any addiction can play havoc with your self esteem for a lifetime if you allow it.
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Throughout the United States and even in the world at large, marijuana addiction has increased at a scary pace. The laid back attitude of much of the population about marijuana use has taken the focus squarely off of this addictive drug and made it almost “no big deal” to a large number of people. As such, it can be hard to tell if you are addicted to marijuana, much in the same way that it is difficult to tell if you are addicted to tobacco. People that smoke weed on a regular basis often think they can stop anytime they like until they actually try. Then they realize that they are addicted to marijuana and feel like it is too late. Thankfully, there are marijuana treatment programs that can help them overcome the habit.
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Gambling addictions are sneaky. What starts out as an innocent bet here and there can quickly mushroom into a serious addiction problem that has no easy solution. How do people actually become addicted to gambling? There are a number of ways and each of them are dangerous in their own right. Here are some common ways that people fall into the gambling addiction trap:
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