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ALCOHOLAND DRUG EVALUATION: Clinical Evaluator on the State of Georgia’s DHR Registry for individuals seeking an evaluation for driver’s license reinstatement as well as for Probation. ALCOHOLAND DRUGTREATMENT/EDUCATION: Treatment Provider for the State of Georgia’s DHR Registry for ASAM Level I. Both individual and group counseling available. Alcohol and drug education classes and ASAM Level I group treatment. SUBSTANCEABUSE PROFESSIONAL: Certi ed through NAADAC and DOT to perform clinical evaluations. ADDICTION COUNSELORSUPERVISION: Supervision available for Certi ed Addiction Counselors seeking recerti cation as well as those seeking initial certi cation. Georgia Addiction Counselors Association Certi ed Clinical Supervisor.

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OPIATE + OPIOID ADDICITON What is the difference between Opiates and Opioids?

OPIATES

OPIOIDS SYNTHETIC PAIN MEDICATIONS

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Opium

Oxycodone

Thebaine

Hydrocodone

Morphine

Oxymorphone

Codeine

Hydromorphone

Heroin

What Medications Treat Opiate & Opioid Addiction?

Naltrexone

These medications act directly upon the opioid receptors; more speci cally the mu receptors. Because the effects of these medications vary at the receptor level, there can be different clinical effects during treatment.

ReVia | Depade | Vivitrol

Methadone Dolophine

Buprenorphine Suboxone | Subutex

A FULL AGONIST binds to the receptor and activates it by changing its shape - inducing a full receptor response.

A PARTIAL AGONIST binds to the receptor and activates it with a smaller shape change in the receptor that includes a partial receptor response.

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Addiction is not simply a weakness. People from all backgrounds, rich or poor, can develop an addiction. Addiction can happen at any age.

Addiction is a brain disease. • Drugs change how the brain works. • These brain changes can last for a long time. • They can cause problems like mood swings, memory loss, even trouble thinking and making decisions. • Addiction is a disease, just as diabetes and cancer are diseases. There is hope... and we’re here to help. We can help you manage your addiction... through medication based treatment and counseling.

What is addiction and why do scientists believe it is a treatable disease? According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, when a person can’t stop taking a drug or drinking alcohol even if he/she wants to, it’s called addiction. The urge is too strong to control, even if he/she know the drug is causing harm. When people start using drugs or drinking alcohol, they don’t plan to get addicted. They like how the drug/alcohol makes them feel. They believe they can control how much and how often they take the drug or drink. However, drugs/alcohol change the brain. People start to need the drug/alcohol just to feel normal. That is addiction, and it can quickly take over a person’s life. Drugs/alcohol can become more important than the need to eat or sleep. The urge to get and use the drug or to drink can fill every moment of a person’s life. The addiction may replace all the things the person used to enjoy. A person who is addicted might do almost anything—even lying, stealing, or hurting people—to keep taking the drug or drinking alcohol.

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DON’T TAKE CONTROL L ET D R U G S

Patients who wind up in emergency rooms because of drug use have far more types of drugs in their systems than the standard screening test used by hospitals is catching, a new study has found.

While the drug epidemic has focused on opioid use, two-thirds of patients who ended up at two University of Maryland Medical System emergency rooms in 2016 had multiple drugs in their systems — up to six were found in some urine samples. Emergency rooms tend to use a basic urine test that, like a pregnancy test, turns colors when it detects certain chemicals in drugs. The test is quick and inexpensive, but detects fewer than a dozen drugs, including opioids. The tests don’t detect drugs such as fentanyl and oxycodone, both of which have contributed to record overdoses across the country. Knowing what drugs a patients has taken can help doctors better decide a course of immediate treatment, as well as follow- up treatment such as rehabilitation, said doctors from the two emergency rooms and researchers from the Center for Substance Abuse Research at the University of Maryland, College Park. “We need to know the drug trends to know how to help people,” said Dr. Zachary D.W. Dezman, an attending physician in the emergency room at Midtown. Urine samples were tested from 106 patients at Prince George’s and 69 from the Midtown campus. Patients in Baltimore tested positive mostly for marijuana and fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic often added to heroin without users knowing.

The results highlight the complexities that exist in the current epidemic, said principal investigator Eric Wish, director of the Center for Substance Abuse Research. In some cases, dealers are mixing drugs without the knowledge of users. Many of the patients whose urine was tested misinformed doctors about what they had taken. “It used to be [drug users] didn’t want to admit what they were taking,” Wish said. “In this age they don’t know what they are taking.” Maryland’s drug-related deaths increase for seventh straight year, reach all-time high in 2017. “People are like walking drug stores now, there are so many drugs in their system,” Wish said. “A lot of the treatment now is focused on opioids. The important thing for the medical and treatment community to know is they are using far more than opioids.” Lawmakers and public health officials need to know the extent of fentanyl use to help reduce it, he said. “The emergency room is a place from which you can launch those public health efforts,” he said.

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Knowing when it’s time to seek treatment

Accepting to commit to a rehab institution is usually a difficult decision, but how does one know it’s time to commit to a rehabilitation center?

5 of the major tell-tale signs that it’s time to check into a treatment facility full time include:

Health induced drug problems When one gets to a point where their normal bodily functions are hampered by their drug use, then it’s time to re-evaluate their decision to get professional help. Opioids can reduce breathing causing brain damage while also causing harm to the heart. Alcohol addiction can cause liver damage which can also be fatal. Getting to such points should trigger one to seek help.

Strained relationships When the relationship between a person and their spouse or other family members and friends is increasingly becoming difficult as a result of their indulging in recreational drugs and alcohol, then it is time to check in for professional help. This includes constantly getting angry or defensive when they question their use of these drugs.

Causing self harm or harming others This can manifest in a variety of ways such as driving under the influence of drugs and posing trouble not only to you but other road users as well. Wanting to cause bodily harm to yourself is also a tell-tale sign that you need to get help.

Failing at self weaning off the drugs You might be willing and ready to overcome your addiction but all your efforts constantly end in failure. This is good place to understand that there is help available to help you through the journey to get better and checking into a facility.

Lying about your use of drugs If you have to lie about it then that is already a problem you are in denial about. Getting to a point where you cannot be truthful about how much drugs or alcohol you use is a sign of shame at just how much you are using and at that point getting professional help is advised.

Getting to a point of overdosing on a drug or suffering alcohol poisoning should also be a motivating factor to go straight into a rehab facility. This is however a risky point to wait to get to as one may not always recover from an overdose. Seeking professional help as soon as possible will help avoid such situations entirely.

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