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60 Minutes' Scott Pelley Reports On A New Addiction Treatment
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- This segment on 60 minutes made me MAD!!!! I have been addicted to meth for about 5 years. I lost everything, turn my back on family, been to jail, currently on prob, and failed a UA. But did any of what I just list make me think once that hey maybe I should stop.... HECK NO!!
I did the PROMETA Treatment at the end of November and I am SO GLAD THAT I DID! I have done my treatment with an AWESOME DR. which she has been study addictions for OVER 9 YEARS! She is so caring and devoted to her practice and I am blessed that she had it in my area in TX.
Prometa will not cure you.. it just helps all your nerves, your brain, and your health, which if I did not have this treatment would take me a year if not longer for my health to be what it is today! It DOES NOT CURE ME!!! I also attend intensive outpatient counseling as well as NA meetings. Everyday I work on my recovery.. I did not become addict in just one day, and will not be cured in one day. It is a process which I am willing to work on EVERYDAY! The Prometa Treatment also requires you to do INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CLASSES, ATTEND NA/AA CLASSES, AND TO CUT TIES WITH ALL YOUR OLD BEHAVIORS, FRIENDS, AND ETC.
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-- In addition to not factoring into their analysis individuals recharged on their original offense and retroactively deemed ineligible for drug court, the briefing report also failed to take into account positive outcomes from a drug treatment perspective for non drug court graduates such as:
-- Individuals voluntarily released from drug court after regaining
employment and/or regaining custody of their children and
demonstrating to the court that they had not returned to drug use
-- Individuals with psychiatric co-morbidities discharged to mental
health services after demonstrating to the court that they had
not returned to drug use
For 35 years the Alliance has fought the incessant linkage of drugs and crime, ... secured multi-million dollar grants to pioneer felony, family, and juvenile drug treatment courts in Pierce County. ... The Alliance has led the way on all of these efforts, including the adoption and use of the PROMETA Treatment Program.
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... For further information, please visit www.hythiam.com.
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Friday HYTM close before Sunday 60 mins report == $3.99
Monday HYTM close after Sunday 60 mins report == $3.35 -16.04%
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- I applaud Mr. Peizer''s willingness to offer a therapy in the face of criticism from people like Dr. Mendelson who makes his living doing studies not treating the patients who are suffering this terrible addiction. Dr. Mendelson implies that doing a study would somehow insure that the FDA would approve the therapy if the study were successful. Not so. The FDA is not infallable nor are they interested in innovative therapies. One of my associates spent $7 million on a study by preeminate persons in the field of wound healing who were not related to his firm. Even though the study validated the therapy the FDA panel of MD''s turned down his application for the approval of the therapy. He went broke and diabetic ulcer patients have continued to suffer at the hands of the medical community who administer the therapy that is considered "the standard of practice". There are many therapies that are available and effective that unlike Prometa do not have the funding to move ahead with the marketing of the therapy. The focus of the interview was on the drugs, however the protocol for the treatment involves a nutritional element which is very important to the recovery of health and a sense of wellbeing by the patient.
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- Yeah, I wondered about the $15,000 price tag. Sounds like someone''s trying to capitalize on the PAIN of millions of people.
Oh, wait. And because King Clinton signed an order that says that Medicaid/Medicare can prescribe ANY medication passed by the FDA (YES, including Viagra!!), does this mean our tax dollars will be footing the $15,000 bill on a combination of meds that costs no more than $100?
I watched the show, and I don''t trust this guy at all. If I came up with this solution, I''d GIVE the solution to science to rid society of this problem.
My 12-year-old niece was pulled from school last week because she''s trading s_x for drugs...including meth. Meth addictions prey on people who don''t have $15,000 laying around to pay for this treatment. So who''s footing the bill? - Reply to this comment
- Does anybody know where i can buy stock in this company? Is there a wealthy investor out there thats thinking this could be huge but wants a test dummie Im your man.You can contact me three one 0 seven one 0 one eight four three.I would do anything to get off drugs. Its driving me nuts. My whole life everyone tells me how talented I am. If only I could get off drugs. Any sponsors please. Id bet the house on this miracle treatment if it works on me.
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- For those of us who have had to endure the ordeal of meth addiction by one of our family members, I can''t imagine why this treatment wouldn''t be offered to every single one of them. It couldn''t possibly be worse than what these people have been ingesting for years. And if it works we''re all the better for it. Stop with the red tape and the nonsense and get on with it. Before I leave this earth, I''d love to know who my son really is without meth.
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- One of the focus points of this story was the fact this combination of individually FDA approved drugs were not FDA approved as a combination therapy.
Does 60 Minutes realize over 60% of prescriptions are written off label, for non approved FDA therapies. - Reply to this comment
- One of the focus points of this story was the fact this combination of individually FDA approved drugs were not FDA approved as a combination therapy.
Does 60 Minutes realize over 60% of prescriptions are written off label %u2013 for non approved FDA therapies. - Reply to this comment
- Wow!
You people have no idea what your raving about.
I worked directly with the double blind, placebo study. This was the SECOND study we did.
As well, we have done several other Pharmacutical studie for all sorts of addictions. There is nothing on the market than can touch these new types of treatments.
Read, and inquire before you pass judgement.
I only wish I could share the actual results from the actual patients.
And, some of the facts in this artical ARE distorted. I wish they would have done better research before this aired.
If I were on, or had a family member on meth or any other drug......
I WOULD NOT HESITATE TO GET THE PROMETA TREATMENT!
And fyi......
I have nothing to gain by telling you this! - Reply to this comment
- I''m not surprised that a big company like Peizer would push so hard to put this drug on the market before any approvals are made. Companies like these don''t care about what is good for people or how many people this would help, this about the money they will make from it. What will happen if this drug is proven to be harmful in other ways or if it causes too many harmful side effects and the small percentage who is effected sues Peizer? Peizer still makes more money then it pays out to that small percentage of people adversely affected. Even if the FDA illegalizes this drug in the U.S. Peizer still make millions on what was sold before FDA intervention.
"And if you had a son. If you had a son or a daughter, and maybe you do. If he''s strung out on meth. And he''s going to kill himself. Would you, if you had the opportunity. And I said to you, will you treat your son with Prometa?" Peizer asks. "Would you take that option for your son?"
This is a complete lie. Peizer doesn''t care about the smack head down the street, or the one living in your own home. He''ll sell beach front property in New Mexico if he could. You could classify the drug dealer down town and Peizer in the same category.
I bet this turns out the same way the Methadone dose; the addiction to Methadone (which was precribed for Haroin addicts) is worse then the addiction to Haroin. - Reply to this comment
- The Prometa segment both excited me and disgusted me. I am thrilled that a drug
has proven to be a useful tool in stopping addictions. These same addictions that
destroy so many lives. I am disgusted that greed is what makes this news worthy.
The drug Ambien perscribed for sleep enhancement was accidentally found to
be beneficial in a most amazing way just in the last few weeks. It seems
to "awaken" people that have devistating brain injuries. It is not being perscribed
just yet for this purpose, however the first mother that gave it to her son for sleep got the
surprise of her life. After that story appeared on the national news, on the local news
here in Memphis there is a mother that gave her son Ambien and he spoke to her for
the first time in years.
It seems to me, if these drugs have already been approved by the FDA for anything
then they have been deemed safe for consumption. What should it matter why your
taking it as long as it''s helping. - Reply to this comment
- Since all of these drugs used are available as generics, no drug company would be crazy enough to spend money or prove their protocol works when the company could not patent the product or process. In my opinion that is why there are no double blind studies. How many drug companies spend money proving aspirin was beneficial in preventing strokes?
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- Come on Scott. You say if it was approved by the FDA, you''d feel better about it? How many drugs have the FDA approved that caused heart attacks, strokes, even death? Not good enough of a measurement for me.
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- The public should not be fooled about the Prometa protocol. My son was much, much worse after receiving this treatment. His alcohol and cocaine use escalated, and he said he felt like a guinea pig after receiving this treatment in 2006. Families should be very wary of investing outrageous sums of money for this treatment. If I had it to do over, I would not have had him take this treatment even if it were free. The money spent on the Prometa protocol would have been much better invested in the treatment program we finally found this year. Every family of an addict is constantly searching for the answer, and Prometa preys on that.
Desperate parent - Reply to this comment
- The public should not be fooled about the Prometa protocol. My son was much, much worse after receiving this treatment. His alcohol and cocaine use escalated, and he said he felt like a guinea pig after receiving this treatment in 2006. Families should be very wary of investing outrageous sums of money for this treatment. If I had it to do over, I would not have had him take this treatment even if it were free. The money spent on the Prometa protocol would have been much better invested in the treatment program we finally found this year. Every family of an addict is constantly searching for the answer, and Prometa preys on that.
Desperate parent - Reply to this comment
- I''ve been clean a couple of months, without any program or counseling. It''s EXTREMELY hard, but after 35 years of being a "Speed Freak" it''s my life''s story of slow-but-fast-suicide. I don''t do the NA/AA meetings, as they are more like fiendest quick-stop to the dealers & most times I found a dealer in the meetings! Sure I would like to try it as I so desperately want to be completely clean. By that I mean stop the dreams of shooting up meth, dreams of old times using meth, awake cravings when I am in conversation with ex-users or see a movie/commerical that shows any use of needles or drugs. I got a life-time of stories that all end in my stupidity for using that first time. And I would like to at least have the opportunity to try this treatment, for I know that somewhere in the future I will mess up & use again. It''s always there peeking around a corner, whispering sweet nothingness & tempting my strength & conviction to stay CLEAN. The worst temptation is when I shower & wash my arms. Those scars will never leave & they scream out sometimes for me to use Meth. Unless you''ve been where I have, you can''t even imagine (more like hallunicate) the horrors I''ve given myself, my loved ones, my employers, my doctors, my fellow-addicts and even my dealers. The clicque "kicking the dog & the dog bites you back" is the best way to put this for none-users. Personally, I will continue trying to stay clean & praying that Prometa will be available for me soon!
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- I''m very skeptical. As a recoveriong crack addict.(This January I will be celebrating 6 years clean) Having tried numerous methods at treatment, including treatment centers and progams as well as religous groups and countless trips to 12 step fellowships. Nothing, and I mean nothing ever worked. That is until I was READY for something to work. If the sucess rate is similar to other treatment methods, as stated by the courts in the article,that leads me to believe that the participants were just READY to quit, as I was.
Whats scary to me. my first thought after hearing of this story was that thousnad of addicts would have a "get out of jail free card" if Prometa actually worked. For addicts like me who loved to get high this would seem like a hugh loophole. Use as much as I want then go and get the treatment. Very scary indeed. - Reply to this comment
- This story is only for Meth addiction. I am in detox for opitate addiction (pain killers). Suboxone and it works! 7 day out pataiant detox program that works! NO WITHDRAWAL at all! Suboxone detox works. Tomorrow is my day 7. It saved my life. Tomorrow is my first NA meeting and I will be using my masters degree education and starting a management training program. Suboxone changed my life after being an addict for 5 years. The best way to do it is to fine a detox clinic, they know everything and how to help you and your addiction. 7 days to help your life. CBS needs to do a story about this! I can help! If anyone reads this and has any questions email me! deshonna99 at aol dot com to my fellow people in recovery... take it one day at a time
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- To the Mom looking for something for her heroin-addicted family member. There is now a treatment called Buprenorphine (suboxone) which is effective for managing the cravings for heroin. It addresses the symptoms of withdrawal withour getting the patient "high", which is the problem with Methadone. There are many doctors licensed to deliver Buprenorphine. The only down side is that you have to keep taking it on a periodic (not daily) basis and can eventually taper off slowly.
Prometa on the other hand, is not used for opitates, but works after one treatment series with 5 infusions over a 30-day period.
Good luck all..
jim - Reply to this comment
- Dear zoodirt77, and anyone else looking for Prometa treatment at no cost to you, There is a non-profit website out there that paid for it for me, its... www.enddependence.org, download the application, print it and send it in, it worked for me.
P.S. Donations are also accepted at this site - Reply to this comment
