http://www.bloggernews.net/18442 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:09:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.bloggernews.net/18442#comment-354748 lakelife Mon, 26 May 2008 21:04:22 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/18442#comment-354748 As a Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor working the the field of addiction treatment and recovery for many years I can tell you first hand that prescription drug abuse is reaching epidemic proportions. In the majority of intake interviews it is no longer a question as to whether or not prescription drugs are being used, but more a question of what prescription drugs are being abused. www.stopaddiction.com has data on this phenomena and embraces a drug-free approach to treatment rather than replacement or "maintanance medications". As a Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor working the the field of addiction treatment and recovery for many years I can tell you first hand that prescription drug abuse is reaching epidemic proportions. In the majority of intake interviews it is no longer a question as to whether or not prescription drugs are being used, but more a question of what prescription drugs are being abused. http://www.stopaddiction.com has data on this phenomena and embraces a drug-free approach to treatment rather than replacement or “maintanance medications”.

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