Thursday, October 2, 2008
Addiction is becoming an epidimic in the US
Anyone who has been around an addict knows this fact: the addict is not the only one suffering. The families, the employers, teachers and friends of the addict suffer too. Addiction in the US is a problem that we need to face immediately. Our citizens are losing their families, jobs, and homes due to addiction. There are rehabs pooping up all over the United States but their success rates are so low that people are ending up having to try to receive treatment multiple times or not at all. Instead of having a new rehab open everyday shouldn't we join forces and have a few rehabs that are really effective?
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Results from calling Addiction helplines that are supposed to be "free"
So I noticed in my little experiment yesterday that of all the supposedly free addiction helplines. Most were actually only trying to get you to spend money to go into their private paid facility. There was only one that was run by a addiction but would actually still answer any questions that we had and helped us locate treatment that was near where we lived and even free meetings and other things. VERY impressed by only one. The number was:
1-866-826-9158
I spoke with DannaSue...she was awesome!
1-866-826-9158
I spoke with DannaSue...she was awesome!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Are "free addiction helplines" really trying to help?
So I thought I would do a little research on all these rehabs that list on their website that they want to give you FREE help. Now we are in 2008- so is anything really free these days. I have located on the internet a few of the very well know rehabs in the country that say they have counselors on hand 24 hours a day in order to help you find treatment. My friend is calling pretending to be my mother and I am the addict in need of some help. So far we have only gotten receptionist telling us that they will have a "trained counselor" call us back.
I will blog on what actually happens for each one. Has anyone tried this before?
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS PHOTO. IT JUST MAKES ME NOD MY HEAD AND SAY TO MYSELF, "YES..YES..YES I DID SURVIVE THAT CRYSTAL METH!" ALMOST THREE YEARS CLEAN (OCTOBER 9, 2005)-- SHOULD I HAVE A PARTY OR WHAT?
Friday, September 12, 2008
CALIFORNIA UNDER SIEGE: HOW TO WIN THE DRUG WAR
The Great State of California is abundantly supplied with talent, intelligence and compassionate care for its citizens. With the kind of assault being made on California by drug trafficking organizations, they are going to need all the talent available to fight back.
From the South come methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin, smuggled from Mexico by land, sea and air. Rural areas permit the manufacture of more methamphetamine and in the north, LSD. From Compton in Southern California, PCP is manufactured and distributed. Hydrocodone and oxycodone are illegally obtained through theft, forged prescriptions, doctor shopping or the Internet. Rohypnol, the hypnotic date-rape drug, is available without a prescription across the border in Mexico.
Across the state, young adults ages 18 to 25 are the most likely to abuse illicit or prescription drugs. One in five abused an illicit drug last month and one in ten abused a prescription drug.
While California leads the pack with a multitude of drug treatment and diversion programs, 819,000 people needed treatment for drug abuse problems in 2002 but did not receive it. Two million people needed treatment for alcohol problems but did not get it. It’s obvious that there’s a drug war going on in California. More highly effective drug rehab programs will allow honest Californians to triumph.
From the South come methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin, smuggled from Mexico by land, sea and air. Rural areas permit the manufacture of more methamphetamine and in the north, LSD. From Compton in Southern California, PCP is manufactured and distributed. Hydrocodone and oxycodone are illegally obtained through theft, forged prescriptions, doctor shopping or the Internet. Rohypnol, the hypnotic date-rape drug, is available without a prescription across the border in Mexico.
Across the state, young adults ages 18 to 25 are the most likely to abuse illicit or prescription drugs. One in five abused an illicit drug last month and one in ten abused a prescription drug.
While California leads the pack with a multitude of drug treatment and diversion programs, 819,000 people needed treatment for drug abuse problems in 2002 but did not receive it. Two million people needed treatment for alcohol problems but did not get it. It’s obvious that there’s a drug war going on in California. More highly effective drug rehab programs will allow honest Californians to triumph.
$60 Million Still Being Poured Into National Anti-Drug Campaign Proven a Failure
Description: After research group Westat determined that a major anti-drug campaign for youth was a failure, and after the GAO validated the review, the program still runs and is currently being funded another $60 million.
A study by the Rockville, Maryland research group Westat, validated by the General Accounting Office, showed that $1.2 billion of taxpayer money was pumped into a youth anti-drug campaign that failed to show a positive result. The campaign was the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign that ran between 1998 and 2004, created and run by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a branch of the White House.
The Westat group measured improvements in drug use or opinions of drug use by students and found that the campaign, rather than lessening drug use, “may have promoted perceptions among exposed youth that others’ drug use was normal.”
Even parents receiving these drug messages were not impressed. The Westat review showed that more parents talked to their kids about drugs subsequent to being exposed to the campaign but did not monitor their children’s drug use any more vigilantly.
Still, the ONDCP was bold enough to recently ask Congress for another $130 million to continue the campaign. On their website they complain of a lack of support when the response was just $60 million for this failed campaign.
“Drug use and addiction are still growing in this country,” stated Gary Smith, Executive Director of Narconon Arrowhead, one of the country’s leading drug and alcohol rehab centers, located in Canadian, Oklahoma. “The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration calculates that 20.4 million Americans are current drug users. That number has been climbing since 1996. The current education and rehabilitation methods cannot, therefore, be effective.
“Investments in drug eductaion must be channeled to programs proven to result in lower drug and alcohol use,” Mr. Smith added. “But when a person of any age can’t decide to quit because he is addicted, it’s a different matter.” Mr. Smith explained that recovery from addiction requires a thorough detoxification step that helps relieve cravings, counseling that assists the addict to recover from the ravages of drug use, and life skills training so the person has the skills to stay drug-free after recovery. The Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program results in a 70% success rate for those who graduate from the program.
A study by the Rockville, Maryland research group Westat, validated by the General Accounting Office, showed that $1.2 billion of taxpayer money was pumped into a youth anti-drug campaign that failed to show a positive result. The campaign was the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign that ran between 1998 and 2004, created and run by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a branch of the White House.
The Westat group measured improvements in drug use or opinions of drug use by students and found that the campaign, rather than lessening drug use, “may have promoted perceptions among exposed youth that others’ drug use was normal.”
Even parents receiving these drug messages were not impressed. The Westat review showed that more parents talked to their kids about drugs subsequent to being exposed to the campaign but did not monitor their children’s drug use any more vigilantly.
Still, the ONDCP was bold enough to recently ask Congress for another $130 million to continue the campaign. On their website they complain of a lack of support when the response was just $60 million for this failed campaign.
“Drug use and addiction are still growing in this country,” stated Gary Smith, Executive Director of Narconon Arrowhead, one of the country’s leading drug and alcohol rehab centers, located in Canadian, Oklahoma. “The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration calculates that 20.4 million Americans are current drug users. That number has been climbing since 1996. The current education and rehabilitation methods cannot, therefore, be effective.
“Investments in drug eductaion must be channeled to programs proven to result in lower drug and alcohol use,” Mr. Smith added. “But when a person of any age can’t decide to quit because he is addicted, it’s a different matter.” Mr. Smith explained that recovery from addiction requires a thorough detoxification step that helps relieve cravings, counseling that assists the addict to recover from the ravages of drug use, and life skills training so the person has the skills to stay drug-free after recovery. The Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program results in a 70% success rate for those who graduate from the program.
NEW REPORT REVEALS RAPIDLY INCREASING LEVELS OF DRUG INFESTATION IN OUR SCHOOLS
Each fall, most parents buy their children new shoes, clothes and school supplies, then send their kids off to school with the hopes that an adequate education will result. A new survey published by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University shows that too many of our children are getting all dressed up to attend classes in a den of drugs and alcohol.
The new survey, published in August 2007, reports that more and more children in middle and high schools are seeing drugs used, seeing other kids who are drunk or high, and are seeing drugs bought and sold on their school campuses. Since 2002, 39 percent more high school students and 63 percent more middle school students attend schools where drugs are clearly present. Just since 2006, these percentages have increased 20 percent for high school students and 35 percent for middle school students.
Students who attend schools in which drugs and alcohol are present are ten times more likely to abuse prescription drugs, four and a half times likelier to use marijuana, and nine times likelier to use one of the other illegal drugs. The CASA report cited a June 2007 report from the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee, under the U.S. Department of Education, that stated, “If students are using drugs or alcohol (or are surrounded by others that do) ... there is a greatly diminished opportunity for them to benefit from their schooling.”
The new survey, published in August 2007, reports that more and more children in middle and high schools are seeing drugs used, seeing other kids who are drunk or high, and are seeing drugs bought and sold on their school campuses. Since 2002, 39 percent more high school students and 63 percent more middle school students attend schools where drugs are clearly present. Just since 2006, these percentages have increased 20 percent for high school students and 35 percent for middle school students.
Students who attend schools in which drugs and alcohol are present are ten times more likely to abuse prescription drugs, four and a half times likelier to use marijuana, and nine times likelier to use one of the other illegal drugs. The CASA report cited a June 2007 report from the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee, under the U.S. Department of Education, that stated, “If students are using drugs or alcohol (or are surrounded by others that do) ... there is a greatly diminished opportunity for them to benefit from their schooling.”
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