Saturday, November 27, 2010

Ritalin and Adderall Abuse on the Rise

Sober Living by the Sea also uses esteem building physical and social activities to help offset the depression that is often experienced during recovery from amphetamines. Our treatment programs are personalized for each individual and frequently adjusted based on the assessment of the client by our team of addictions experts. Our clients participate in near constant therapeutic activities like counseling, workshops, lectures, and 12-step meetings. However there is only so much time that a person can spend in workshops and therapy sessions. For this reason, our treatment centers lots of social, cultural, spiritual and physical activities to help our clients build their strength up.

Ritalin is a brand name for a drug called methylphenidate, and adderall abus is a brand name for dextroeamphetamine. These amphetamines are prescribed to help people remain alert and focused. What is controversial about Ritalin and Adderall is that they are prescribed to young people who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), attention deficit disorder (ADD) and narcolepsy. This means that not only are the drugs that much more de-stigmatized, but young children are exposed to the substances and the potential for the young person to become alcohol addiction to a substance at some point in their life would naturally be increased.

We have noticed that amphetamine or "upper" abusers often feel confused and overwhelmed in early sobriety. Adderall abusers may experience depression and seem despondent and hopeless about their chances of living a normal life without the medication they have become dependent on. Sober Living by the Sea uses one-on-one counseling sessions and performs frequent assessments of the client's progress in order to design the most supportive treatment program possible and give the client the best chance at recovering from chemical dependency.

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