Narconon Arrowhead Posts New Article that Highlights a Dangerous Trend Involving Senior Citizens and Drugs

The New Post Looks at How Some Seniors who are Struggling Financially are Selling their Medications to Survive

CANADIAN, OK / ACCESSWIRE / April 5, 2017 / The founders of Narconon Arrowhead, a drug rehabilitation center located in Canadian, Oklahoma, recently posted a new article that highlights a dangerous trend among senior citizens.

To read the new post in its entirety and also learn more about the services that Narconon Arrowhead provides its clients, please visit http://www.narcononarrowhead.org/blog/are-americas-senior-citizens-our-newest-drug-dealers.html.

Titled “Are America’s Senior Citizens Our Newest Drug Dealers?” the article explains how some senior citizens who are struggling to make ends meet have begun selling their medications in order to make money.

As the new article notes, money is tight for many senior citizens; most are on fixed incomes and they often have difficulty paying all of their bills and buying groceries. In addition, many seniors are in pain from different health issues and have been prescribed painkillers; as the article notes, 40 percent of the painkillers in the United States are being used by the elderly.

“Perhaps it’s not surprising that some of our senior citizens have taken to selling their pills to supplement their incomes,” the article notes, adding that each pill can be sold for as much as $50.

The new article offers specific details on numerous cases where senior citizens were caught selling their pills, often to undercover policemen. For example, in one case a 78-year-old grandma was arrested after selling OxyContin; police discovered $20,000 in her apartment which she had accumulated by selling her pills.

In San Francisco, California, two police officers arrested an elderly man for trying to sell his antibiotics and Vicodin, and in Mississippi a 73-year-old woman was caught for selling her Lortab.

As the article notes, preventing senior citizens from being put in jail and saving lives from drug overdoses will require some changes—these include more controlled prescribing practices and effective rehabilitation for those who are addicted to drugs.

“For more than a decade, Narconon Arrowhead in Oklahoma has been helping individuals from all over the country recover a lasting, productive sobriety after addiction. More than ten thousand families have chosen Narconon Arrowhead for the rehabilitation of a loved one,” the article notes.

About Narconon Arrowhead:

With specially designed spaces to aid with drug-free withdrawal, and a New Life Detox center, Narconon Arrowhead is the leading Narconon drug rehabilitation center. For more information visit: www.narcononarrowhead.org.

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