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(USGovernment-News.Com, March 31, 2016 ) Philadelphia, PA -- Drug prevention begins with the prescribing medical practitioners, says Drug Rehab Philadelphia. The drug and alcohol rehabilitation center is throwing its weight behind the push for prescribing doctors and physicians to include medication tracking and monitoring in state and nationwide databases to track addictive substances prescribed to patients. Drug Rehab Philadelphia asserts keep track of potentially addictive substances that will give prescribing doctors insight as to who may be at high-risk for developing chronic substance use disorders, and those who have already been prescribed addictive medications.
The push for the immersion of medication monitoring systems stems from wanting to root out doctor shopping, and eliminate chances of patients being prescribed conflicting medications from different doctors, which may have potentially harmful or fatal effects when taken together. Drug Rehab Philadelphia responds to the aversions of implementing monitoring systems:
"Surely in our age of technology we can develop an integrative system in real-time which will help prevent the death and development of substance use disorders around the nation. In states who have successfully, with mandatory requirements, lessened prescription medication abuse, our root as far as monitoring and physician interaction is a no-brainer. We need every available avenue to help stave off the opiate and heroin epidemics. Something as simple as logging an electronic file is worth the prevention of an unnecessary overdose. Conversely, instead of simply monitoring patients with electronic means, we need to become better equipped as an industry to address tapering patients off of addictive substances and providing them with alternative or complementary treatments after progress in treatment has been made. As a sorely missing component of complementary treatment, we lack the ability to offer new solutions-- safe innovations in which to implement when patients are no longer on the precipice of physical danger. When doctors prescribe medications with known detrimental effects, we must compel our practices to then refer clients to appropriate taper and subsequent management treatment with non-dangerous means, or implement those practices internally."
Drug Rehab Philadelphia treats both drug and alcohol addiction with cognitive behavioral therapy to address the causes of addiction, and to establish means of combating substance abuse entirely. Therapy revolves around the establishment of innovative, positive means of coping struggling to overcome addiction. Therapy includes one on one treatment, group therapy, prevention treatment, life skills coaching, and a number of facility amenities to keep both the body and mind active.
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