Comments on: Drug Addiction & Mental Health Treatment That’s Humane and Effective http://www.meetwithcindy.org/2009/11/12/drug-addiction-mental-health-treatment-that%e2%80%99s-humane-and-effective/ The Sophisticated Woman's Guide to Life. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:13:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Luke Roxas http://www.meetwithcindy.org/2009/11/12/drug-addiction-mental-health-treatment-that%e2%80%99s-humane-and-effective/comment-page-1/#comment-31832 Luke Roxas Wed, 11 May 2011 22:56:58 +0000 http://www.meetwithcindy.org/?p=195#comment-31832 It is really true that Rehabilitation is the only key in destroying drug addiction but for me it depends on the person who's using addicting drugs. It is really true that Rehabilitation is the only key in destroying drug addiction but for me it depends on the person who’s using addicting drugs.

]]> By: Elizabeth Charette http://www.meetwithcindy.org/2009/11/12/drug-addiction-mental-health-treatment-that%e2%80%99s-humane-and-effective/comment-page-1/#comment-29502 Elizabeth Charette Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:20:08 +0000 http://www.meetwithcindy.org/?p=195#comment-29502 To webmaster: Could you change the word "addition" to the word "addiction" in the last sentence. Thanks, Beth To webmaster: Could you change the word “addition” to the word “addiction” in the last sentence. Thanks, Beth

]]> By: Elizabeth Charette http://www.meetwithcindy.org/2009/11/12/drug-addiction-mental-health-treatment-that%e2%80%99s-humane-and-effective/comment-page-1/#comment-29501 Elizabeth Charette Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:16:46 +0000 http://www.meetwithcindy.org/?p=195#comment-29501 What I am wondering is, before we became "enlightened" in the late 20th century, many people who were depressives were given opium based drugs and led perfectly happy wholesome lives thereafter. Competent psychiatrists tell us that many of the new drugs are ineffective for the treatment of several well known disorders, and they then recommend drugs like Vicodin for long term use. My question is why we as a society make the automatic assumption that opium based drugs are ALWAYS bad, when in fact that is not the case. As Americans, we really have bought off on the government's war on the wrong drugs. The reason I know that we do not have to automatically label a person in a negative way if their bodies are treated long term with opium based drugs is that my Mom, who was a wreck before she began taking Vicodin was simply a normal Mom afterward. Her body was "used" to the drug, yes. Perhaps even dependent on the drug. But, to use the word "addicted" attaches an emotional bias to the whole discussion. If we could simply get a little "unenlightened" and understand that MAO inhibitors and other depression fighting drugs don't work in almost 20% of the cases where opium based drugs do, I think we would come a long way in our understanding of the proper use of opium based remedies. Instead, we as a society watch our young and old alike walk around drunk with our approval under law. But, that's a whole other discussion. We just have come so far in the wrong direction regarding the use of opium based products that we are nearly hopeless. Speak with someone about using whiskey and wrecking a car and, well, just another party guy. Speak of someone who uses a pipe and doesn't WANT to drive, and we have an addict. My Mom taught me a great lesson, and we need to, as a society, cease sacrificing our youth and our depressives to the alcohol God, and use in the cases where it is appropriate, a much less harmful drug than alcohol. Addition is not always a great way to characterize the use of ANY drug. Beth What I am wondering is, before we became “enlightened” in the late 20th century, many people who were depressives were given opium based drugs and led perfectly happy wholesome lives thereafter. Competent psychiatrists tell us that many of the new drugs are ineffective for the treatment of several well known disorders, and they then recommend drugs like Vicodin for long term use.

My question is why we as a society make the automatic assumption that opium based drugs are ALWAYS bad, when in fact that is not the case.

As Americans, we really have bought off on the government’s war on the wrong drugs.

The reason I know that we do not have to automatically label a person in a negative way if their bodies are treated long term with opium based drugs is that my Mom, who was a wreck before she began taking Vicodin was simply a normal Mom afterward. Her body was “used” to the drug, yes. Perhaps even dependent on the drug. But, to use the word “addicted” attaches an emotional bias to the whole discussion.

If we could simply get a little “unenlightened” and understand that MAO inhibitors and other depression fighting drugs don’t work in almost 20% of the cases where opium based drugs do, I think we would come a long way in our understanding of the proper use of opium based remedies.

Instead, we as a society watch our young and old alike walk around drunk with our approval under law.

But, that’s a whole other discussion.

We just have come so far in the wrong direction regarding the use of opium based products that we are nearly hopeless.

Speak with someone about using whiskey and wrecking a car and, well, just another party guy.

Speak of someone who uses a pipe and doesn’t WANT to drive, and we have an addict.

My Mom taught me a great lesson, and we need to, as a society, cease sacrificing our youth and our depressives to the alcohol God, and use in the cases where it is appropriate, a much less harmful drug than alcohol.

Addition is not always a great way to characterize the use of ANY drug.

Beth

]]> By: Cypress Wood http://www.meetwithcindy.org/2009/11/12/drug-addiction-mental-health-treatment-that%e2%80%99s-humane-and-effective/comment-page-1/#comment-29297 Cypress Wood Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:00:25 +0000 http://www.meetwithcindy.org/?p=195#comment-29297 Great post! It is true that addicts are addicts on the surface. There are many more problems underneath. Usually, they are addicts because of other problems in their lifes that force then to look for any escape possible. Sports and exercise are the best natural mood enhancers. People who like to induce pain on themselves will love to push their body as hard as they can. These endorphins create a positive mindset which is crucial for recovering addicts. Great post! It is true that addicts are addicts on the surface. There are many more problems underneath. Usually, they are addicts because of other problems in their lifes that force then to look for any escape possible. Sports and exercise are the best natural mood enhancers. People who like to induce pain on themselves will love to push their body as hard as they can. These endorphins create a positive mindset which is crucial for recovering addicts.

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