If you are one of the people in Southeast Michigan taking drugs like prescripton stimulants, painkillers, antidepressants or anti-anxiety drugs, you may be interested to know that prescription drugs should be stopped only under medical supervision – in other words, in liaison with a doctor and a medical drug detox program counselor. You may also need a drug rehab program as follow up.

A study done by Carol J. Boyd, PhD, et al, came up with some very interesting results that could indicate that far more people are addicted to prescription drugs than we think.

Dr. Boyd did her survey on 1,086 children between the ages of 11 and 18 and found 36% of the kids were currently using prescription drugs. One other interesting statistic is that 10% of those kids also gave their drugs to their parents. These included drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin, Xanax and Valium, which are almost impossible to get off by yourself. Prescription painkillers, antidepressants and sleeping pills should all be withdrawn from in a medical drug detox facility.

In Idaho, a recent survey was done on 3,000 children, young adults and parents about methamphetamine use. The state of Idaho is now using the information for an anti-meth campaign.

With the extremely high numbers of children in Michigan found to be using prescription drugs in Dr. Boyd’s survey, Michigan should consider doing the same thing – use those survey results to start an anti-prescription drug campaign to teach people about the dangers of prescription drug abuse.

If you live in Michigan and are having difficulty with prescription drugs, call Drug Rehab Referral to find a medical drug detox program that can help you.

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