tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445004301778022174.post3563015323111927671..comments2023-05-31T00:36:43.880-07:00Comments on Faustitausian National Chronicle: Is Drug Rehab Really The Responsibility Of The Prescription Drug Addict?Hayleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04065826835281806684noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445004301778022174.post-50575473444150115792008-02-01T06:24:00.000-08:002008-02-01T06:24:00.000-08:00This is a thoughtful and apt piece. As the direct...This is a thoughtful and apt piece. As the director of Novus Medical Detox, we see many people addicted to OxyContin, legal heroin, who just did what they were told by their doctors. This is one reason that Purdue Pharma paid fines of $600+ million for falsely promoting OxyContin. <BR/><BR/>Some people's DNA and metabolism does make them more susceptible to dependence and addiction and either way the withdrawal is painful. We now have protocols that make it much more comfortable but the real problem is treating the symptoms and not the cause. I was told in the 1980's that I would be on pain killers but I found other solutions and have not taken them. <BR/><BR/>Steve Hayes<BR/>htttp://www.novusdetox.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432095709356409251noreply@blogger.com