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Prescription painkiller overdoses killed nearly 15,000 people in the US in the year 2008. This is more than 3 times the 4,000 people killed by these drugs in 1999.

The number of Americans who died from overdoses of prescription painkillers more than tripled in the past decade...

Workers Comp - Hydrocodone BIT acetaminophen is included in more than 20 percent of the narcotics prescribed in the...

Narcotics Research - Thomson Reuters Health Poll, we asked Americans about their experience with narcotic painkillers...

Prescription Painkillers - An estimated 14,800 people died in the United States from painkiller overdoses in 2008...

Narcotics Research - The top 1 percent of narcotic users consume 40 percent of all narcotics," NCCI reported...

Workers Comp - In 2001, the average cost per claim for narcotics was $18 and has increased to $35 in 2009...

30.5% of respondents who reported using narcotic painkillers did so for chronic pain...

Narcotics Research - The top 10 percent of narcotic users in the workers' comp system consume 80 percent of all narcotics.

Prescription Painkillers - More people now die from painkillers than from heroin and cocaine combined.

8.2% of high school seniors reported past year use of Amphetamines in 2011, up from 6.6% in 2009...

Workers Comp - In 2001, 8% of medical claims received narcotics within 1 year from injury. By 2004 it was 11%, and by 2008...

NIDA - 90 days of treatment in a TC have significantly better outcomes on average than those who stay for shorter periods.

Nearly half a million emergency department visits in the year 2009 were due to people misusing or abusing pain killer prescription painkillers.

Report from the Center of Disease Control & Prevention states that Prescription Pain Medication kills more people each year than heroin and cocaine combined.

Journal of American Medical Association found the number of infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome has tripled between 2000 and 2009.

Candidates for Pain Treatment

Our pain doctors are specialists in treating pain caused by a variety of conditions and diseases:

  • Complications from the excessive use of pain management medication and/or other substances abused in order to find pain relief
  • Spinal disc disease
  • Failed surgeries
  • Upper extremity injuries
  • Chronic pain syndrome
  • Disabling functional impairments
  • Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) / reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSD)
  • Migraines
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Neuropathy
  • Arthritis

For injured individual to be successful in our pain treatment program, they must show reasonable rehabilitation potential and a personal willingness to commit to our pain program, and to work with our doctors and staff toward individualized rehabilitation goals, including:

  • Reclaiming lost function.
  • Willingness to work toward mastery and acceptance of chronic pain, and limitations.
  • Motivation for return-to-work and/or independent activities outside the home.
  • Willingness to learn new strategies for coping with chronic pain and stress.
  • Willingness to shift focus away from reliance on ineffective medical pain management and pain medication.

LAS VEGAS RECOVERY CENTER AT A GLANCE

  • Avg of 1 to 1 staff to client ratio
  • 24 hour care

Mel Pohl MD, FASAM

  • Innovator in pain treatment &
    addictive disorders
  • Author of award winning book
  • International speaker and educator
  • Awarded Best Doctor 2009-2012

  • Specialize in acuity detoxification
  • Highly sought after staff

Claudia Black PhD

  • Innovator in family systems and addictive disorders
  • Published author
  • International speaker/educator

  • Full-time acclaimed MD on staff
  • Joint Commission Accreditation

Rob Hunter, PhD

  • Innovator in family systems and
    addictive disorders
  • Process Addictions specialist
  • International speaker/educator What makes LVRC different?