OxyContin bust nets 56 Miami-Dade government employees

According to CNN.com

Fifty-six government employees — including a police officer, a felony court clerk, two corrections officers and 27 school bus drivers and attendants — were arrested in a scam that used health insurance information to fraudulently obtain prescriptions for the painkiller OxyContin, authorities said Wednesday.

Also add to the list:

• 10 Bus Attendants
• 5 Public school security officers
• 3 Public school custodians
• 2 Public school teacher’s assistants
• and a Partridge in a pear tree

August 7th, 2008 Eric Posted in 12 Step News | 2 Comments »

Congratulations to Carver Brown on being the winner in our 8GB iPod touch give away at the Mississippi Association of Addiction Professionals (MAAP) conference in Hattiesburg, MS. Carver is a counselor at A Bridge to Recovery in Ridgeland, MS. Thanks, Carver for all that you do for those addicted and their families.

Sincerely,
Everyone at Recovery Superstore

August 4th, 2008 Eric Posted in 12 Step News, Recovery Superstore | No Comments »

Recovery Superstore is on the scene at the Mississippi Association of Addiction Professionals (MAAP) Conference in Hattiesburg, MS. We are extremely excited to attend and reveal our brand new service geared specifically toward treatment/addiction professionals. More details coming soon!

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July 16th, 2008 Eric Posted in Recovery Superstore | 1 Comment »

There are many long term health effects of alcoholism on the body…

Because these effects usually involve several organs in the body, long-term heavy drinking puts you at risk for developing serious health conditions and illnesses. Here are examples of long term effects of alcohol on the body:

• Liver Inflammation and Cirrhosis of the Liver - liver inflammation symptoms include abnormal yellowing of the skin, eyeballs and urine, fever and abdominal pain. And in the case of cirrhosis, as many as one in five heavy drinkers will develop cirrhosis of the liver. Alcohol is especially damaging to the liver since the liver is needed to metabolize alcohol. Alcohol destroys liver cells, and it destroys the ability of the liver to regenerate new cells.

• Cancer - long term heavy drinkers increase their risk for certain forms of cancer such as cancer of the mouth, throat and esophagus and colon.

• Heart disease - long term heavy drinking increases a person’s risk for developing high blood pressure and heart disease.

• Pancreaitis - long term heavy drinking can result in the development inflammation of the pancreas, called pancreatitis. The pancreas are needed for food digestion, and pancreaitis symptoms include severe abdominal pain and weight loss. Pancreaitis can be life-threatening.

Other long term negative health effects of alcohol on the body include damage to the brain, nerve damage, bleeding in the esophagus, erectile dysfunction in men, insomnia and depression.

July 16th, 2008 Eric Posted in Alcohol, Alcoholics Anonymous | No Comments »

Reading an article this morning, by Maggie Mahar, about societal views on drug addiction, I was encouraged when the author mentioned a bill called the Recognizing Addiction as a Disease Act. This act is sponsored by Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware.

The Recognizing Addiction as a Disease Act would:

Amend the Public Health Service Act and related enactments to redesignate: (1) the National Institute on Drug Abuse as the National Institute on Diseases of Addiction; and (2) the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism as the National Institute on Alcohol Disorders and Health.

I, for one, am encouraged. While it’s a small change on the surface, it could have a huge change in the minds of popular culture and, hopefully, lawmakers, law enforcement, and the court systems.

New studies are making huge strides in demonstrating that addiction is, in fact, a disease. Mahar cites a series of essays -  Addiction Treatment: Science and Policy for the Twenty-First Century - that champion public education and a scientific approach to drug addiction. She also states:

As a result of this new information, experts are increasingly incorporating the recognition that addiction is, in part, a “brain disease” into their treatment recommendations.

It seems that the disease of addiction may finally getting its day in court. It’s about time.

June 25th, 2008 Eric Posted in 12 Step News, 12 Step Recovery, Drug Addiction Recovery | 1 Comment »