Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment Franklin IN

Treatment for older patients who have become addicted to medications prescribed for them should not follow the same protocols as treatment of those who became addicts through recreational use of drugs. While some principles of twelve-step programs can be useful, they tend to focus on psychological and emotional pain rather than physical pain.

Tara Treatment Center Inc
(812) 526-2611x115
77 West Monroe Street
Franklin, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Indy Interventions LLC
(317) 885-8296
500 South Polk Street
Greenwood, IN
Hotline
(317) 885-8296
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders

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Tara Treatment Center Inc
(317) 933-2945
7919 South 100 East
Nineveh, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women

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Agape Counseling and Human Services
(317) 889-7520
5150 East Stop 11 Road
Indianapolis, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Alpha Resources Inc
(317) 784-3985
539 Turtle Creek South Drive
Indianapolis, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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Nonviolent Alternatives
(317) 346-7299
695 Industrial Drive
Franklin, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Valle Vista Health System
(317) 887-1348
898 East Main Street
Greenwood, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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GR George and Associates Inc
(317) 883-4749
2801 Fairview Place
Greenwood, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Phoenix Treatment Centers LLC
(317) 788-4136
3901 South East Street
Indianapolis, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Saint Francis Hospital and Health Ctrs
(317) 783-8383
650 East Southport Road
Indianapolis, IN
Hotline
(317) 782-6495
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment

Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment for Older Patients

As the population ages and Baby Boomers slide into senior status, misuse of prescription drugs is becoming more and more of a problem. As new drugs are developed to treat the usual problems of aging, older patients can find themselves with an entire pharmacopia to deal with. The issue is compounded by the increase in medical specialization, which means a patient may be seeing—and getting prescriptions from—many different practitioners, most of whom don’t communicate with each other. The result, far too often, is over-medication and sometimes addiction.

Most commonly, people become addicted to pain medications such as Vicodin and OxyContin . If they take the prescribed dosage and the pain persists, it’s easy for them to think they should take another. Elderly patients may also forget that they’ve already taken a dose, a problem that increases as the drug affects their mental abilities.

Holistic Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment

Treatment for older patients who have become addicted to medications prescribed for them should not follow the same protocols as treatment of those who became addicts through recreational use of drugs. While some principles of twelve-step programs can be useful, they tend to focus on psychological and emotional pain rather than physical pain.

Holistic prescription drug addiction treatment can offer patients ways to cope with their ailments without overdosing on painkillers. There...

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