Benzo addiction is rapidly becoming an epidemic in our culture. In 2007 doctors in the U.S. wrote more than 82 million prescriptions for benzos. As more and more people depend on these types of drugs it’s becoming apparent that the withdrawal symptoms and the doctors quickness to prescribe are crippling our society. Drug rehabilitation centers like Narconon Louisiana, are seeing a huge influx of benzo abusers.
Benzodiazepine is a type of tranquilizer that is most commonly prescribed for depression and anxiety. Often times patients will go to their doctors and or psychiatrists and after a few minutes leave with a prescription for Xanax or Klonipin. In addition to those who unkowingly become addicted to benzos, there is a huge group of people that “doctor shop” (going from doctor to doctor with fake or exaggerated ailments until they are prescribed their desired drug) in order to obtain the highly addictive drug. Most people are naware of the severe withdrawal symptoms for benzodiazepine use.
It is evident that prolonged benzo withdrawal prevents people from coming off the drug. Narconon Louisiana understands that one of the biggest reasons for prolonged benzo withdrawal is the fact that the drug metabolites adhere to the fatty tissues in the body. When this occurs the person experiences symptoms like insomnia, pain, depression, numbness, racing thoughts, and irritability. An effective way to combat those withdrawal symptoms is the unique sauna detoxification process used by Narconon Louisiana. The sauna program allows the body to sweat out the dangerous toxins that cause users to experience the withdrawal effects from benzo for months at a time. Using this technique, benzo withdrawal can be cut down to just a few weeks.
Narconon Louisiana does not subscribe to the idea that addiction is a disease. Instead, they focus on what problems the drugs were handling for the client. Upon completing the sauna detoxification program, clients work one on one with a counselor to locate and handle these problems. This type of therapy allows the client to permanently handle the underlying problems that spurred the drug addiction in the first place. Instead of being on medication for the rest of their life, the client is able to move past those barriers and live a life free of drugs.
In addition to the one on one counseling and detoxification that clients receive, they also do extensive work with breaking the “habits” that come along with drug use. These habits can manifest themselves in several different ways, some of the most common are; running away from problems, using other people to get what they want, leaving when things get too hard, laziness and avoiding confrontation. It is vital to sobriety that these behavioral patterns are broken in order for the client to maintain sobriety.
Narconon Louisiana’s intensive rehabilitation is the answer to benzo use. They have found a way to show addicts how to take back control of their lives. Benzo addiction is extremely dangerous and the withdrawals can last for months. If you or anyone you know is in need of help please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650.