Stairway to heaven: Prescription drug abuse has skyrocketed. Would you know a drug addict if you met one ?
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article40877
- Author
- Hall-Wilson, Lisa
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2011 May
- Author
- Hall-Wilson, Lisa
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2011 May
- Volume
- 137
- Issue
- 5
- Page
- 9
- Notes
- "The face of addiction is changing and our understanding of drug abuse must change with it. Parents need to know that substance abuse could be happening right under their own roof -- and they could unwittingly be providing the drugs". "According to a 2009 survey by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, prescription opioids -- narcotic pain relievers such as morphine (Avinza, Roxanol), hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and oxycodone (OxyContin) -- now rank third in popularity, behind alcohol and marijuana, as recreational substances used by Ontario high school students". "Nobody wakes up thinking, 'I'm going to become a drug addict today'. But prescription narcotics are powerful and the descent into addiction rapid. Climbing out of addiction and staying out lasts a lifetime. Addicts wanting help are looking for an authentic community -- a place to belong, a safe place to ask questions, share struggles and find meaningful accountability. We can all help".
- Subjects
- Drug abuse - Canada
- Drug abuse - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church work with drug addicts - Anglican Church of Canada