Overcome Addiction

Overcome Addiction is dedicated to offering addicts and their families new and innovative methodologies in addressing addiction treatment. Our goal is to offer every visitor an option in getting help for their drug abuse, alcohol abuse, or chemical dependency regardless of where they choose to get help. Many addicts or alcoholics seek treatment from an addiction treatment center like an inpatient hospital or an out patient drug treatment center. Did you know that there is specific training for medical doctors who chose to specialize in addiction treatment? Once they finish their training, many join an organization called ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine). These doctors offer specialized treatment for substance abuse. Most drug rehab centers that offer meth treatment, cocaine treatment and alcohol treatment have an addiction doctor on their staff. To overcome addiction a person must be willing and the drug treatment program they choose is an important piece of the puzzle.

Alcohol Abuse and Dependency

In the United States and abroad alcohol is still the most socially accepted method of “partying”. When a young person turns 21, gets married, or when a couple has their first child, the tradition of celebration will usually involve alcohol at some level. Alcoholism by simple definition is a person (alcoholic) who is physically unable to stop drinking with out medical intervention. In addition, an alcoholic man or woman may have a predisposition due to family history and genetics. The Journal of American Medical Association defines alcoholism as “a primary, chronic disease characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking.”

There are many treatment options for alcohol craving and alcohol withdrawal process of giving up alcohol, and based on the factors of the dependent person, along with that person’s sociological and psychological history, one of these options will be best for the alcoholic. More info…

Cocaine Addiction

Cocaine is commonly thought of as a drug only for the rich and famous. The drug of “high society” began its impact, and in turn devastation, in the 1970’s. Cocaine’s prevalence in the 70’s and 80’s, thought at the time to be benign, had devastating effects on its population of users. The great upsurge in treatment centers we saw across the nation was brought about, in large part, as a response to this cocaine pandemic. Society’s memory is, unfortunately, short and we are now seeing another upsurge in cocaine use with the predictable results in our emergency rooms, psych wards, and jails.

Various forms and ways of using cocaine has made the drug easier to get. Did you know that cocaine, crack cocaine, and freebase cocaine are all derivatives from coca leaves. More info…

Methamphetamine Addiction

Most drugs that are addictive are derivatives of natural substances. Heroin and the opiates are derivatives of the opium poppy. Cocaine comes from the coca plant. Alcohol can be fermented from many fruits, vegetables, or grains. Not so with methamphetamine. Meth is a purely man made concoction and as such has a potency and toxicity, unseen in its organic cousins, that has the devastating effects to match. Methamphetamine is commonly referred to as “meth” and in some parts of the world referred to as “ice”.

Methamphetamine detox represents a medical challenge similar to cocaine because the psychological effects of meth addiction overwhelm the actual physical dependence. There have been pictures taken of the brain of a meth addict that show how meth abuse effects the brain. The withdrawal from ice or meth will usually happen quickly. The craving becomes overwhelming and there ensues a variety of symptoms ranging from disorientation, extreme to moderate anxiety, fatigue, high irritability, and depression. Many times an individual addicted to meth or ice will appear to be psychotic. More info…

Opiate Addiction

There are many opiate addicts that are addicted to heroin and these addicts are the ones most commonly thought about when thinking of an opiate addiction. What is not thought about is the elderly person or house wife that was given a prescription for pain and unwillingly became addicted to an opiate. Prescription drug addiction is the fastest growing population of addicts. Ranging from known drugs such as codeine or oxycontin to the use of drugs like the fetanyl patch or methadone for chronic pain. Opiate addiction is one addiction that spans generations, culture, and level in society.

Opiates in a pill form are usually taken orally to reduce anxiety and suppress pain. Opiates can be smoked, snorted and used intravenously. Heroin has been the most widely used street drug and when used intravenously produces a feeling of euphoria quite fast. Many opiate addicts use “methadone maintenance” as a way to cope with their addiction. These addicts usually cannot or will not stop taking the opiate they are abusing so they enter into a medically supervised maintenance program. There are many Americans who live and function under programs such as these. However there are also those who want to be chemically free from opiate dependence! Becoming free from an opiate… More info…