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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.

Recovery Resources

Recovery Resources

Affiliate Organizations

Central Recovery Henderson
Central Recovery Henderson (CRH) provides comprehensive and individualized intensive outpatient programs (IOP) to help someone struggling with the disease of addiction find and maintain his or her path to recovery. The facility is located in Henderson, Nevada.

Central Recovery Press
Central Recovery Press is committed to offering exceptional published material on addiction treatment and recovery to recovering individuals and their families; addiction and other behavioral health professionals; treatment facilities; and members of the general public. Our mission is to shed light on the age-old stigma associated with addiction, treatment, and recovery, and shift the prevailing understanding of addiction toward a paradigm of one disease with many manifestations, thereby offering a broader view of recovery to a broader and more diverse audience.

Recovery Properties
Our Recovery Properties is committed to offering premier real estate and property management services to the behavioral healthcare industry. Our mission is to provide exceptional properties and service that are relevant to the behavioral healthcare field.

Recovery Resources

Foundation for Recovery
The Foundation strives to remove barriers to recovery by supporting the availability of recovery for addicts, their friends, and families.

The Rooms
The Rooms offers comfortable meeting spaces for twelve-step, professional, and other support groups.

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Professional Organizations

Faces and Voices of Recovery
Faces and Voices of Recovery is committed to organizing and mobilizing the millions of Americans in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction, our families, friends, and allies to speak with one voice. Our organization is dedicated to changing public perceptions of recovery, promoting effective public policy in Washington and in all fifty states, and demonstrating that recovery is working for millions of Americans. It is our collective strength that will ensure our success, and it is our mission to bring the power and proof of recovery to everyone in America.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the Nation's one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment.

American Society of Addiction Medicine
ASAM is the nation's medical specialty society dedicated to educating physicians and improving the treatment of individuals suffering from alcoholism and other addictions.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA works to improve the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, alcohol and drug addiction treatment, and mental health services. Includes links to support groups, information resources, events, and articles.

The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission is widely recognized for its cutting-edge leadership role in developing standards and performance measures, and for the adaptability of its rigorous evaluation processes to emerging new forms of healthcare delivery organizations.

National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers
The mission of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) is to promote, assist, and enhance the delivery of ethical, effective research-based treatment for alcoholism and other drug addictions.

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Twelve-Step Organizations
Narcotics Anonymous World Services
NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem.

Gamblers Anonymous
The fellowship of GA addresses obsessive and compulsive gambling, and its primary focus is on not gambling in any fashion.

Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

Nar-Anon
Nar-Anon is a twelve-step program designed to help relatives and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted relative or friend.

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Local Recovery Links

East Las Vegas Area of Narcotics Anonymous

Southern Nevada Area of Narcotics Anonymous

North by Northwest Area of Narcotics Anonymous

South Valley Area of Narcotics Anonymous

C.A.N. Area of Narcotics Anonymous

Region 51 of Narcotics Anonymous

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Academic

UNLV Department of Counseling
The goal of graduate study in the Department of Counseling is to prepare professional counselors in the areas of rehabilitation, addiction, and marriage and family counseling.
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On the Net

Sober.com
SoberRecovery.com
SAMHSA.gov
TheAgapeCenter.com
PainAddictionInfo.com
TheRecoveringAddict.com
EatingDisorderInfo.com
AddictionAide.com
NationalDrugCounselor.com
AddictionTreatmentSolutions.org

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

Stuart Ghertner PhD

  • Has over 35 years of experience in the behavioral health field. Held titles such as CEO, COO, Director and Chairman of the Board for a variety of Healthcare Institutions.