Available
options for effectively treating teen addiction to prescription
drugs depend on the medication the teen is abusing. Approaches
to treating teen pain reliever addiction are drawn from research
on treating heroin addiction, and may include medications
combined with behavioral counseling. Promising new approaches
include depot or long-acting formulations of medications with
effects that last for weeks instead of hours or days. This
approach with the opioid blocker naltrexone is showing remarkable
promise in clinical trials for heroin addiction-increasing
abstinence, treatment retention, and decreasing craving.
Although no medications yet exist to treat addiction to CNS
depressants or to prescription stimulants, behavioral therapies
proven effective in treating prescription drug addiction.
Risks of Commonly Abused Prescription
Drugs Used by Teens
Opioids (used to treat pain):
• Addiction. Prescription opioids
act on the same receptors as heroin and therefore can be highly
addictive. People who abuse them sometimes alter the route
of administration (e.g., snorting or injecting vs. taking
orally) to intensify the effect; some even report moving from
prescription opioids to heroin.
• Overdose. Abuse of opioids, alone
or in combination with alcohol or other drugs, can depress
respiration and lead to death. Overdose is a major concern:
the number of fatal poisonings involving prescription pain
relievers has more than tripled since 1999.
• Heightened HIV risk. Injecting opioids
increases the risk of HIV and other infectious diseases through
use of unsterile or shared equipment.
CNS Depressants (used to treat anxiety and
sleep problems):
• Addiction and dangerous withdrawal symptoms.
These drugs are addictive and, in chronic users or
abusers, discontinuing them absent a physician's guidance
can bring about severe withdrawal symptoms, including seizures
that can be life-threatening.
• Overdose. High doses can cause severe
respiratory depression. This risk increases when CNS depressants
are combined with other medications or alcohol.
Stimulants (used to treat ADHD and
narcolepsy):
• Addiction and other health consequences.
These include psychosis, seizures, and cardiovascular complications.
If you have a child struggling with prescription drug addiction
and the chaos of een behaviors, Inspirations Teen Drug Rehab
can guide you in the right direction by choosing an addiction
treatment program that will provide the treatment and therapies
specifically related to your child’s needs. If your
doctor has recommended that your teen stay in an inpatient/residential
addiction treatment program, we can help you through the admission
process, step by step. Inspirations Teen Drug Rehab also provides
an educational program, so that your child will be able to
keep up with his/her school credits.
We at Inspirations Teen Drug Rehab understand the unique
challenges of being a parent. If you have any questions, please
know that we are here to provide you with support and guidance,
24 hours a day, seven days a week. We welcome the opportunity
to answer your questions free of charge about teen drug rehab,
teen substance abuse, adolescent addiction, teen intervention,
teen behavior, teen depression or other related matters.
Reach out to us. Recovery from addiction is just a click or a phone
call away. If the information you are looking for is not found here and you
need immediate attention you may contact us:
Teen Addiction Help: 1-888-757-6237
Addiction Treatment for Young Adults and Adults : 1-888-387-6237
http://www.covecenterforrecovery.com
or e-mail
us.
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