Part IV: Waismann Institute Survey Reveals Careers and Professionals Most Affected by Opiate Dependency
Sales Professionals and Business Operations Personnel Most Often Seek Treatment for Dependency to Prescription Painkillers.
According to The Waismann Institute's Opiate Dependency Report, patients
seeking treatment for dependency to prescription painkillers most
often held careers in sales, at 15 percent. Those
responsible for business operations, such as
company CEOs or business owners, held the second
spot with 11 percent of patients responding.
The findings, which include results from 20 career
categories, are based on a survey conducted of
patients receiving treatment for dependencies
to various opiate-based drugs.
"Both
sales professionals and those responsible for business management have
extremely demanding workloads resulting from long hours and meeting
strict quotas," said Clare W. Kavin, executive director of The Waismann Institute. "Therefore,
many of these professionals will seek relief
from headaches and other stress-related ailments
through prescription painkillers. Unfortunately,
many don't realize that a dependency to opiate-based
painkillers such as Vicodin ® and OxyContin ® can
develop quickly with regular use."
Of respondents that
held careers in sales, only 29 percent said that
their employers noticed they had an opiate dependency.
Only 23 percent indicated that they experienced
problems at work.
"It
is common for business professionals to successfully maintain dependency,
career and family without missing a step," explained Waismann. "They often refer to themselves as 'functioning addicts,' because their drive and success masks the dependency they battle everyday."
Additional
findings include:
When asked how their dependencies began, 73 percent of respondents with positions in sales and business operations said their dependencies began with doctor-prescribed medication
Twenty-two percent of sales personnel and business managers said that they visited multiple doctors to acquire prescriptions for medication
Fifty-five percent of respondents with careers in sales or business management said they felt they had been dependent for over three years
Eighty-eight percent of respondents with sales or business development roles said they were self-motivated to seek treatment
The most common drug dependency for sales and management professionals was to Vicodin ® at 55 percent. OxyContin ® was the second most prevalent opiate dependency, claimed at 35 percent
Drs. Clifford A. Bernstein and Michael
Lowenstein use the exclusive Waismann
Method of Rapid Detox to treat opiate dependency.
Performed in a hospital intensive care unit, the
Waismann Method involves cleansing the opiate receptors
in the patient's brain of the narcotics while the
patient is under anesthesia. During the procedure,
the patient will experience no conscious withdrawal,
and will be able to return home within days. 75
percent of the prescription drug dependent patients
who are treated with the Waismann Method remain
drug free after one year.
