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Prescription Medication of Children

purdetox — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:31:48 +0000

Four years ago, a 4 year-old child died from an overdose of legally prescribed medications. Rebecca Riley was 2 1/2 years old when she was diagnosed, after a half hour psychiatric evaluation, with ADHD and Bipolar Disorder. This diagnosis was based off of the little girl seeing monsters at night. Yeah, a 2 1/2 year-old saw monsters and was put on heavy-duty medication. She was put on a cocktail of Clonodine, Depakote and Seroquel. Tufts-New England Medical Center (the employer of the psychiatrist) stands behind their employee, saying the care Rebecca received “was appropriate and within responsible professional standards”.

The most distressing part about this is that the parents seem to have sought these drugs out in order to quiet Rebecca. There was no pressure from any day care or school to have Rebecca put on these drugs. Her first therapist said her behavior was exemplary. The parents had put their two older children on a similar cocktail in order to keep them manageable.

Since the advent of the television age, parents have used the TV as an electronic babysitter. These two unhinged individuals took it even further. Unfortunately, this seems to be the trend over the last generation. A study published by the Archives of General Psychiatry showed that the percentage of children ages 6 to 11, that had been diagnosed with ADHD, jumped 500%, from nearly 3% to over 15%. The study covered the years 1990 to 2000. The raw number of antidepressant prescriptions given to children has also gone up 500% over a similar time. We are creating a generation of addicts that are going to look to a pill bottle as a solution to life.

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Sauna Detox Success

purdetox — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:57:34 +0000

When I came into Pür Detox a month ago, I was bewildered, confused and full of despair. I wanted to help but I had lost hope with traditional forms of treatment like a 12 step program. I was treated by the staff with so much warmth and compassion and respect right from the beginning. I knew in my heart I was in the right place. My despair slowly grew into hope (due largely to the genuine help of each staff member). Once I recovered from withdrawal symptoms I started the Sauna Detox Program. I quickly realized the benefits physically, spiritually and emotionally. I finally felt that I was totally eliminating the poisons that had been accumulating in my body. My mental sharpness returned. My focus and clarity returned. I was remembering things so clearly and could concentrate again. I was calm and peaceful again. I felt vibrant and full of energy.

The sauna totally exceeded my expectations, but truly the support, expertise and empathy of the staff was absolutely outstanding. I feel like myself again, in a way I haven’t felt in years. Confident, enthusiastic, optimistic and full of life!

Thank you so much.

C.P. – June 2010

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New life after opiate abuse

purdetox — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:30:38 +0000

“As a result of abusing opiates over the last 3-4 years I found myself alone at the bottom of a deep dark hole. When one finds themselves in that position; the first order of business is to stop digging. This led me to Pür Detox. Previously, I had given up all hopes of obtaining sobritety itself, let alone feeling a passion to live life once again. Every subsequent day here my body and mind awoke little by little. My feelings returned. My level of energy and the ablility to focus has reached leveles I never previously thought possible once again. I no longer think about drugs, let alone crave them after completion of the sauna detox program. I really believe the sauna program was key. The staff were very knowledgeable, friendly and empathetic. The location and food were amazing. I find myself not wanting to leave, but life awaits. As I leave here today I no longer stand in a hole but find myself once again on level ground enthusiastically ready to climb a mountain.” – T.C. June 2010

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Taliban – At least they were destroying Opium Production

purdetox — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:21:38 +0000

Who are the Taliban? I’m not too sure. They don’t look like nice guys at all. Of course all my data comes from media controlled outlets from the U.S. mainly. But from all sources I can see they look pretty darn strict on the population.

But one thing I definitely see, and which is unarguable is the fact that the Taliban were extinguishing opium production in Afghanistan. And thus cutting deeply into the world heroin addiction problem.

Afghanistan is currently the greatest opium producer in the world – and by far! Approximately 7,700 metric tons of opium production occurs in Afghanistan as compared to the #2 producer (Myanmar) at about 400 metric tons! And poor ol’ Russia is getting the bulk of it with 91% of this production entering Russia through opium trade routes. Not to make light of it but Russia’s heroin problem makes ours look like a sugar high so to speak.

Well, the Taliban were solving this problem somehow. The Taliban banned opium production in Afghanistan in 2000. It again re-issued this ban on July 27, 2000. By February 2001 opium production had been reduced from 12,600 acres to only 17 acres.

September 11th happened, along comes a US lead force targeting terrorists, the Taliban were booted, new government was put into force under US control and direction.

Opium production since that time has increased from around 100 metric tons to an eye-popping 7,700 metric tons! That’s a lot of heroin and a huge need for heroin detox.

Based on the 2009 World Drug Report from the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime more land is now used for opium production in Afghanistan alone than the entirety of all of Latin America’s coca production. Wow! Forget Scarface! Who is this Poppy guy?!

I definitely don’t know the whole picture here. I don’t know who the puppet masters are. I don’t know what the true reasons behind all this stuff is.

But I do know at least that the Taliban were shrinking a lot of wallets. And that probably upset a few people.

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Signs of continued opiate abuse

purdetox — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:51:37 +0000

I remember reading a NY Times article last month about soaring opiate abuse amongst our military troops. Something like several hundred times more military personnel seeking treatment for opiate abuse last year compared to several years back.

I thought of this when looking over paperwork for just another client checking into our facility this week. Yup, opiate detox. Made me think of that article for some reason.

But none of the recent clients are military personnel. This isn’t just a problem of “opiate abuse in the military up 400%.” This is a general public problem. A problem on the streets and in the homes right here in the good ol’ U.S. of A.

Mothers, fathers, children, teachers, clergy, doctors, counselors, etc., etc. This problem is knocking on a lot of doors. More doors than any of us really like to imagine. But I see them knocking at my door now. I’m sitting here looking at up trending statistics in my facility for the past year. It’s easily our greatest detox program item at this point.

Opiate abuse is not a foreign neighbor. Open your eyes and it is very possibly sitting right next door. And those being affected by it I guarantee you are quietly screaming for help. And I’m not talking just about the users. I’m talking about those loved ones around the users. The wife. The daughter. The husband. The son. The grandparent.

But hey! Let’s just take more pain killers and kill the thought of it. Yeah, it’ll be all good after that. Yeah, it’ll be all good.

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Alcohol Detox Success

purdetox — Fri, 28 May 2010 01:10:12 +0000

“Pür Detox has been a wonderful success for me. The staff have been just great. They’ve handled every problem I had been going through with very high love, understanding and communication. I couldn’t ask for more than them. Even the students were great to me. I feel so much better and owe it to Pür Detox. Thank you so much for my amazing alcohol detox.” – R.S. 5/26/10

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Another Success

purdetox — Fri, 14 May 2010 00:02:53 +0000

Here is one of our recent success stories.

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“When I arrived at Pur Detox every facet of my life was in chaos. The staff, beautiful setting, wonderful home, and exceptional care comfortably helped me get to the next step of my recovery. I will always be grateful for the love and care I received.” – T.O.

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Integrative Medicine Part 1

purdetox — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:58:26 +0000

Dr. Allan Sosin, Institute For Progressive Medicine, gives his background in Integrative medicine and successful treatments for drug addiction. (Part 1 of 3)

Integrative Medicine Part 2

purdetox — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:57:43 +0000

Dr. Allan Sosin, Institute For Progressive Medicine, talks about his use of IV and also successful non-addiction related treatments. (Part 2 of 3)

Integrative Medicine Part 3

purdetox — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:55:37 +0000

Dr. Allan Sosin, Institute For Progressive Medicine, talks about what the medical field should be doing – using integrative medicine methods to help people get well. (Part 3 of 3)