However, as famed anti-psychiatric-drug Dr. Peter Breggin points out on MTV.com, drugs like Adderall create the same effects in people whether they have any diagnosis or not. Amphetamines are speed and if you give someone the drug long enough it will produce negative side effects and even dependency. In fact, Adderall addiction is a major problem in America today.

Many young people fake symptoms in order to obtain prescriptions for Adderall and other drugs simply because of the effect the speed produces, and many unsuspecting doctors actually believe that it works differently in people who have an ADHD diagnosis. Do they think the same thing about cocaine or methamphetamine? It's very close to be the same thing. Talk to some people who have attended a drug rehab for these types of addictions and see what they say.

Reports also surfaced that somehow Lindsay Lohan is allowed to continue to take prescriptions for Ambien and Adderall in jail. If this is true it is a huge oversight on the part of the jail, as those are two of the most abused non-opiate prescriptions alongside drugs like Xanax.

Thousands of people per year seek addiction treatment for these drugs. In face, the Treatment Episode Data Set shows that there has been a 38% increase in the number of admissions to drug rehab centers for sedatives and tranquilizers combined between 2003 and 2008.

For both Rachel and Lindsay - they would be better off going to a non-12 step drug rehab program that doesn't use prescriptions to cover up the symptoms of addiction or hide behind a label as an excuse to take drugs with very high potential for abuse.

Having just written about opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan and Mexico producing larger than ever quantities of heroin, as well as the raging number of prescription opiate addicts in the U.S. currently, the conspiracy theorist inside of me can't help wonder why the timing of all of this seems more than coincidental. The scariest part is that our government is involved with every aspect of it - from the border patrol to the drug regulation and distribution to the grants developing more drugs to treat the addicts that are created - it is pure insanity. This is one example of why the government by itself will not solve addiction - it must come from individuals and non-governmental groups and drug rehabs.

The new movement that is organizing that does provide solutions to addiction is called The New Face of Recovery. It's a group of recovery advocates and addiction treatment professionals who go against what the system says and instead promotes what works. Find out more today or get real help for a loved one in need. Don't become a victim of a cleverly laid out plan of pharmaceutical injection thinking that is going to work. Call us today at 1-877-372-5719.

Florida's Manitee County is adopting strict laws as an emergency action to try and regulate, limit and ultimately get rid of these types of pill mills. Prescription drug addiction has led many people to seek addiction treatment centers in Florida, while thousands of others don't survive. Over 200 drug overdose deaths were reported for 2009 just between Manatee and Pinellas Counties alone, and the numbers are sure to be higher this year.

It is horribly ironic that we will spend millions of dollars fighting supply reduction in other countries while our own government, pharmaceutical industry and thousands of doctors are actually creating more addicts and deaths within our own borders. It's sickening that these doctors are allowed to practice, that the clinics are allowed to have their own drug-dispensing pharmacies, and that there aren't more strict laws in place to regulate these places.

One of the mandates is that eligible policies must have the same yearly and lifetime maximums for substance abuse treatment as they do for other health care services. In many cases it has allowed people to finally be able to attend drug rehabs that work, instead of being limited to only short-term or outpatient programs that provide traditional treatment. An example is that more addicts are attending biophysical drug rehabs thanks to these facilities now being covered by their policies. The trend toward long-term, non-12 step programs is increasing and the pendulum is starting to swing in the favor of these more successful treatment practices.

Not only was the situation disturbing, but the fact that it is so close to our country and and affects the citizens of our nation, there has to be more that is being done. One group of people are confronting the situation and passing out pamphlets of The Way To Happiness, which is a booklet citing 21 precepts for a common sense guide to better living. These people are also helping addicted individuals off the street go through a drug-free withdrawal procedure called the Narconon First Step Program.

No matter how much money and effort is spent on the supply side of the drug war, it will never be won without effective drug rehab centers and prevention programs.

Recently news broke about multiple prescriptions that were obtained by Murphy, her husband and her mother for many different types of drugs, including using a fake name to do so. One pharmacist claimed to have stopped servicing the family for fear of something bad happening.

Regardless of her illnesses, when there are several prescription drugs mixed together there are always side effects, and some of them can be lethal on their own or interact with other symptoms to create overload toxicity on the body, which prompts organs to begin to shut down. It is negligence for a doctor or a family member to allow someone to be on so many prescriptions that have such heavy and dangerous side effects.

Addiction treatment centers are loaded with people struggling with prescription drug addiction, and there are also more detox programs opening up that specialize in getting people off of medications so they can lead healthier and happier lives.

If you would like to learn more about getting help for someone taking potentially harmful prescription drugs, contact us today by calling 1-877-372-5719. We can help you find drug rehab programs that work.

According to this year’s PATS, the number of teens in grades 9-12 that used alcohol in the past month has grown by 11 percent, (from 35 percent in 2008 to 39 percent in 2009), past year Ecstasy use shows a 67 percent increase (from 6 percent in 2008 to 10 percent in 2009) and past year marijuana use shows a 19 percent increase (from 32 percent in 2008 to 38 percent in 2009). The PATS data mark a reverse in the remarkable, sustained declines in several drugs of abuse among teens: methamphetamine (meth) was down by over 60 percent and past month alcohol and marijuana use had decreased a full 30 percent over the past decade from 1998-2008."

One question I have is whether or not the surveys were accurate in previous years - how could they suddenly shift after so many years of steady decline? Was there some major influence in the past year that changed the attitudes and drug usage of this many teens in America? Regardless of how, it does seem to indicate that drug use is going up and not down - we predicted this on more than one occasion in recent years to be the case. On a policy level, it is time to divert as many funds away from methadone programs and private prisons and get that money spent on effective long-term drug rehabs and addiction treatment centers. Factor in the above statistics with the massive increase in prescription drug addiction and we have a major problem on our hands that people need to wake up to - whether it's your family member, someone on the road, or even a stranger that you're having to pay for with your tax money - it has to be handled by rehabs that can prove they work. We can help you find treatment centers like that.