I was on the phone with a client the other day when he told me he was dealing with a very severe addiction to drugs and had relapsed after just completing a treatment program. I asked him what drug he was taking. He said it was cocaine, but told me he was also on Respiradol. in the last drug rehab center.

“Respiradol,” I asked, “why were you put on that?!!”

 “I was having a lot of ups and downs when I was withdrawing from cocaine and so they gave it to me.” He added that the drug seemed to help him at first but he was now starting to suffer some side effects.

I was angry. I just kept thinking how far downhill drug rehab has gone when more and more of the clients I speak with are being put on drugs like Respiradol and later relapsing.

Not only is Respiradol widely used in the treatment field, it is now being given to children. According to a recent article, Respiradol was approved by the FDA to be used on children and adolescents to treat bi-polar, schizophrenia, and even autism. And this is a drug with side effects like drowsiness, fatigue, increase in appetite, dizziness, anxiety, nausea, rash, tremor and dry mouth.

I don’t know how much more clear I can make this message: If we keep putting kids on drugs, they will end up addicted later in life. And if we keep putting addicts on replacement drugs, the drug rehab program will not be successful!

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