I have tried for several years to get my grandson diagnosed but have been unsuccessful because of his self medicating.  Drug treatment centers (Share-Hoffman Estates, IL) have totally failed him.  After spending 15 days in Share, he was kicked out.  He saw a counselor a total of 5 minutes in 15 days.  He never saw a Psycologist or Psychiatrist even though we informed Share that we felt he was suffering from anxiety, panic attacks and was probably bi-polar.  His mother and a brother are bi-polar.  His medical doctors have also felt he was probably bi-polar.  He suffers from high blood pressure and a very rapid pulse which his doctors believe are caused by his anxiety. 
Share felt that a five minute counseling session  was sufficient to help him.  What a big waste of money! 
Anyone know of any way I can get him diagnosed and helped!  I do not wish to bury him.  HELP

Are you between the age of 21 & 65 and regularly use Cocaine or Crack?

Do you have difficulty paying attention, concentrating, remembering, or thinking?

Is this affecting your daily life?

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I need to share this blog entry from one of our latest patients. I am sure you will find it as wonderful as I did.

To Ann, Dr. George, Dr. Julia (Aharonov), Asher, Mallory, Katie, and Elaine, I owe my life. From the first phone call to MDS I knew that I had found what I had been looking for. I feel it very important to share my story with those who still suffer with opiate addiction and to let you know that there is hope!

After several years sobriety from opiate addiction in the ‘90’s, I made the very bad judgment call and began taking Tramadol (Ultram) that was prescribed to me by a physician for “migraine headaches”. I had been given this drug several years prior in a treatment facility in order to detox from Oxycontin dependency. I cannot say that I was totally innocent as to the effect I would receive from this drug and, as with any opiate, as the effects began to wear off, I took more and more until I was completely and helplessly hooked with no way out.

After about 2 years of going from doctor to doctor to get enough Tramadol to make it through each day, I found out about the “wonder drug”, Suboxone. I did all the research I could find on this medication and, after 2 years on Tramadol (and anything else that would get me through to my next prescription), I located a psychiatrist who was more than willing to prescribe a high dose of Suboxone. I thought I had found utopia! Not only was I no longer having to work every day to get more of my drug of choice, but it was totally legal and he was totally willing to prescribe the pills every month without question. Little did I know that I had just switched to another opiate and that it would be close to two more years before I could find a solution.

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