Faces of drug addiction
Press Release 2010-11
Drug addiction in America has many faces. An addict
could be a star athlete making millions a year and
spending thousands in one sitting on his recreational
drug use. An addict on the other hand, could be
a mother of small children living in the suburbs,
suffering from chronic pain and in need of prescription
drug.
Both of these two diverse people could be abusing
the prescription drug, one by abusing it and the
second by using it. Both have a problem and both
need to address their drug dependency issue. Both
can drive under the influence and be a danger to
themselves and to others. As unlikely that it might
seem on the surface, both could get involved and
statistically speaking, are getting involved with
illegal activities and suffer its consequences.
According to Law enforcement officers and social
workers at our jails, the majority of the crime
in the last few years is directly related to opiate
use and abuse.
The illicit drug use has increased the number of
violent crimes, drug-related traffic accidents and
not mentioning the overdoses and drug related deaths.
Another segment of drug addicts are the teens as
young as 14 years old. By some accounts some of
these teens find their drug of choice by the age
of 16. These are the kids that mostly obtain their
drugs from their parent’s or their friend’s
parent’s medicine cabinets.
This last group of prescription medication drug
addicts, are more prone to violent crime than the
two previous groups, the ones who need the drug
but over dose and the one who uses the prescription
drug recreationally.
Locking up medicine cabinets and properly disposing
of unused prescription drugs can help the teen group
of abusers, but for the most part, all other prevention
and intervention programs should be directed to
all these groups of drug users.
There are various places that people suffering from
addiction can find help. Places like Al-Anon meetings
for family and friends, AA (Alcoholic Anonymous)
and NA (Narcotic Anonymous) meetings for users.
There also effective drug addiction treatment programs
for inpatients and outpatients at various private
rehabilitation facilities which deal with mental
and social side of drug addiction. Some of these
facilities specialize in treating addictions with
dual diagnosis.
If you have come across this article is because
you or someone you love is in need of help for an
prescription drug abuse. Cove Center for Recovery
is an Addiction Treatment Center offering a premier
prescription drug abuse treatment program that can
help you or your loved one. Our aim is to treat
the whole person, and not just an isolated symptom.
During the treatment process we will work with the
client to identify the factors that may have contributed
to their prescription drug abuse – home, work, relationships
and medical history. We also believe that families
have a vital role to play in the recovery process,
and each program has a place for family participation,
to educate them in the treatment process and to
equip them for their role as supporters.
Reach out to us. Recovery from addiction is just a click or a phone call away.
If the information you are looking for is not found here and you need immediate
attention you may contact us:
Addiction Treatment for adults and young adults: 1-888-387-6237
Addiction Treatment for Teens: 1-888-757-6237
http://www.inspirationsyouth.com
You may also send us e-mail.
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through Friday.
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