A Word To Our Referring Facilities…
Reawakening’s Wellness Center realizes that a lot of facilities providing substance abuse treatment are no longer accepting CIGNA policies in the State of Florida. We are glad to inform you that we are still accepting CIGNA Policies. Please consider referring us any CIGNA patients in need of treatment. Reawakening’s Wellness Center is an out-of-network PPO provider. RWC specializes in treating pregnant women in their first and second trimester. Our staff is bilingual and we offer exceptional services such as Smart Recovery, massage therapy, art and music therapy, yoga and guided meditation.
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With addictions and drug overdose deaths — from both prescription and illegal drugs — on a serious climb in Michigan, a state task force has offered more than two dozen recommendations to begin combating the deadly problem.
Prescription Drug Abuse:
How It Begins and Why Medical Intervention Can Be
A Matter of Life or Death
Prescription drugs. When used properly, they can help alleviate pain and cure illness faster than over-the-counter medication. When abused, however, they can lead to an addiction that kills its victims and leaves families torn apart. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, an estimated 48 million people — a whopping 20 percent of the population — will take prescription drugs for non-medical use in their lifetime.
People who fall victim to prescription drug abuse come in all ages and backgrounds. Perhaps it’s a curious teen who discovers a bottle in his or her parent’s medicine cabinet or gets handed a pill to try at a party. Or maybe it’s a hard-working adult recovering from surgery or an injury, who becomes dependent on the medication prescribed for his or her recovery.
Once dependence kicks in, the situation can come become treacherous, quickly. Desperate for more pills, an abuser will do just about anything to score – including buying them from dealers or breaking the law by obtaining prescriptions from multiple physicians, also known as “doctor shopping.” And if they can’t attain prescription meds, most will turn to street drugs like heroin to feed their habit.
The escalation from prescription drug abuse to heroin addiction has become so urgent, in fact, that President Obama recently addressed it, declaring September 26 “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day” and summing up the problem thus: “Four in five heroin users started out by misusing prescription drugs. And over the course of just one year — between 2013 and 2014 — we saw a 33% increase in the number of heroin users.”
He continued: “All of this takes a terrible toll on too many families, in too many communities, all across the country — big and small, urban and rural. It strains law enforcement and treatment programs. It costs all of us — in so many different ways.”
What many addicts or abusers don’t realize, however, is even if they want to stop, it’s extremely dangerous to try and do so on their own. Quitting cold turkey can be extremely dangerous, sending the body into shock that could potentially be deadly. It’s crucial to seek professional help.
At Reawakenings Wellness Center, we offer a safe, medical detox that offers every amenity to make the process as comfortable as possible, including the option of private rooms, chef-prepared meals and daily maid service. While your body is weaned off the drugs, we’ll start you on an immediate treatment plan made up of both individual and group therapy with other patients struggling with the same problem. And you’ll recover in a setting that’s both idyllic and serene, right near the warm beaches of Miramar, Florida.
If you or someone you love is abusing prescription drugs, there’s no need to feel ashamed. But it’s critical you seek professional help to stop using safely and get your life back on track. Call Reawakenings today.
Birmingham, AL (WIAT)-Keith McCants built his dream of playing professional football at the University of Alabama. The All-American linebacker was drafted fourth overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1990. He also played for the Arizona Cardinals and the Detroit Lions all while battling a severe leg injury that later led to his prescription pain pill addiction.
When we last spoke to Keith McCants––former Alabama All-American linebacker and No. 4 overall pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1990 NFL Draft––this past March, he was doing interviews (including an April feature with the New York Times) in order to spread awareness of his pain killer addiction and post-football struggles, hoping current and future NFL stars can avoid going down a similar path as the linebacker.
Since our interview with him, the currently sober 47-year old McCants began working closely with Reawakenings Wellness Center (rehab facility) in Miramar, Florida, speaking with the residents and young athletes to help them not go down a similar path that he went down.
Mendell founded the national organization Shatterproof, which aims to bring awareness to the 22 million Americans it says are suffering from an addiction to alcohol or drugs.
As many as 45,000 people could die from drug overdoses in the US this year, if the past few years’ trend continues. That’s more Americans than died at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1990s. It’s a serious public health crisis. But if you listen to the many, many people running for president, it barely gets any mention.
Q&A: Former All-American McCants Continues His Road to Recovery
NFL and College All Star Keith McCants appeared on CBS News Sunday Morning show Sunday September 13th for a special feature interview.
Keith McCants, former patient at Reawakenings Wellness Center and now spokesman for the state of the art Drug Addiction Detox and Rehab facility shares his journey to sobriety and owes his success to RWC.
“Reawakening’s offered me treatments and skills that not only helped me get sober but also improve my life. I am able to speak with you today about my journey because of the care I received at Reawakenings. I still go back to Reawakening to talk to those that are currently enrolled in their in and out patient program to share with them my story of Football stardom to addiction.” McCants said.
Helping the Victims of the Long Island Heroin Epidemic:
What Can Be Done?
Long Island is supposed to be the epitome of the American Dream. Nice houses, good schools, clean beaches – the idyllic place to raise children. But for a multitude of families, that dream has turned into a nightmare due to the rampant and alarming rise of heroin addiction. Because of heroin, communities are being destroyed, families are being shattered and, most importantly, precious lives are being lost. In 2013 and 2014, 145 and 137 deaths respectively were the result of heroin overdose.
Once associated with die-hard, down-on-their-luck junkies, heroin has moved into the mainstream — and a typical user looks a lot like the everyday people we know in the neighborhood. Just this past May, Long Island mom Denise Burke and her 18 year-old daughter were charged with sale and possession of heroin, having resorted to dealing the drug to feed their own all-consuming addictions. Teri Kroll, another Long Island mother, lost her 23 year-old son Tim, who became addicted to heroin after being prescribed opiates to treat his migraines when he was just 19.
Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, director of the Long Island Council of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence sums up the problem thus: “Drug traffickers around the world see America’s first and largest suburb, Long Island, as a prime target for marketing heroin.”
So how do you help a heroin addict? The first and most crucial step is removing them from the people, places and things associated with their substance abuse. Translated: get them out of Long Island and into a top-of-the-line facility where they can focus solely on themselves and their recovery. Reawakenings Wellness Center is located near the warm, serene beaches of Miramar, Florida with 24-hour pickup from the local Ft. Lauderdale airport. Once here, we offer a quiet, medical detox from heroin with every amenity available to make the process as comfortable as possible including housekeeping, laundry service, chef-prepared meals, customized detoxification shakes and the availability of private, single-bed rooms.
While detoxing, patients begin their treatment program immediately through both one-on-one and group therapy sessions. We also specialize in family therapy, as heroin abuse affects not just the user, but the parents, sisters, brothers and other loved ones as well.
Here, victims of the Long Island heroin epidemic will feel at home among other patients who are also moms, dads, working professionals and young adults whose lives have been derailed by drug use. Surrounded by and able to share with their peers, patients have the opportunity to discover and address the root cause of their addiction, then move on to lead rewarding, fulfilled lives.
If you or someone you know is addicted to heroin, don’t hesitate to call us at (855) 925-3669. Hope not lost and recovery is possible. Arise out of addiction. Call Reawakenings today.