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When pain goes on for months or is considered chronic, doctors often turn to opioids to help treat the pain. While there may not be an intention to misuse the drug, it often happens. It doesn’t take much to form a pain pill addiction from a small prescription given for good reason. In fact, it’s how many substance abuse issues like Vicodin addiction or Percocet addiction begin.

Sometimes painkillers are the best way to help a person cope, despite their dangerous side effects and high addiction rate. In 2007, about 12,000 died because of pill abuse. Those numbers are higher than deaths from cocaine and heroin, combined. Doctors want to treat patients properly, but need to protect themselves when patients start to self-medicate and mix drugs at dangerous levels. Some doctors have created something called a “Pain Contract.” It focuses on how the drugs can be taken safely with maximum health benefits. Depending on the heath care provider, the patient may have to give blood or urine samples to check intake levels and test for other drugs. It’s all in the name of trying to avoid pill abuse; it also means not sharing or selling them to others.

Some are not happy with this pill addiction clause. They feel it violates a patient’s right to privacy. However, doctors feel it is spreading awareness about the ease of sliding into pill addiction. How do people legally obtain enough pills to fuel their substance abuse issue? Often, they don’t. They turn to alternative sources to get their pills. Pharmaceuticals in Mexico are over the counter, and it’s a money maker for the drug runners to bring Oxycodone, morphine and other narcotic pills into the states to turn a huge profit. Big cities closer to the border like Austin and San Antonio, Texas have very easy access to pain pills, but other dangerous drugs as well.

Vista Taos Drug Addiction Center in New Mexico is ready to help those who need assistance with pain pill addiction. There are ways to enter sobriety with peace and comfort, not by a harsh detox and a sterile, cold environment. If you or a loved one needs help with pill abuse, please contact a counselor at Vista Taos today.

Adam Jasinski took home $500,000.00 in prize money in 2008 when he was elected the winner of the popular reality show: Big Brother. Sitting in a court room, awaiting his sentence for drug trafficking over 2,000 Oxycodone pills, he admitted to squandering the money in very little time. He was sentenced to 4 years in prison.

Not only was he selling, but he was also using. He had sought treatment for his drug addiction and sought counseling because of a pre-existing mental illness. The judge took that into consideration and said that is why he only received the 4-year sentence. This is the second time Adam Jasinski has been arrested for drug charges. Oxycodone addiction is a serious matter. This prescription drug is often used to treat people who are in severe pain, many of the patients receiving the treatment are considered terminal. This drug has dangerous side effects when used for a recreational high.

Oxycodone is a small pill with a lot of power. It is a time released formula, so one pill can last someone in severe pain up to a full day. When someone has Oxycodone addiction, they may opt to crush the pill. This breaks apart the time-released mechanism that delivers the drug safely to the blood stream little by little. When crushed, it’s often snorted or even injected and overdose becomes a reality very quickly. Vista Taos is a drug rehabilitation facility in Taos, New Mexico. Located just 85 miles north of Santa Fe, they cater to the needs of people who suffer from Oxycodone addiction. Please contact a counselor to learn more about  holistic treatment options that are available.