Rhode Island Drug Rehab information for Heroin Addiction

According to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, heroin is widely available in Rhode Island and can be purchased in nearly every town and city. Heroin seized in Rhode Island ranges from 34% - 49% pure, depending on the quantity. Most of the heroin in Rhode Island is Colombian heroin, however in 2007 the Providence Resident Office seized black tar heroin for the first time. Dominican, Colombian, and Puerto Rican traffickers continue to dominate the heroin trafficking market in Rhode Island. The Dominican traffickers network the most among the various ethnic groups and they control the street level distribution of heroin. Heroin is typically transported by courier to Providence via airplane, train, and automobile for distribution. Heroin is sold at the retail level in bags, bundles, browns, and bricks. The Providence RO has seen heroin being packaged in cut off plastic bags containing 10 doses of heroin instead of folded glassine packets. Heroin organizations have utilized this form of packaging in the past. Traffickers are packaging heroin this way because it is easier to conceal and if they are apprehended they are less likely to be charged with possession with intent to distribute. Kilogram quantities of heroin are available in Rhode Island.

The National Drug Intelligence Center also notes that heroin is a significant drug threat to Rhode Island. South American heroin is readily available throughout the state. Southeast Asian heroin also is available, although to a lesser extent. Heroin abuse levels are high, and the availability of low cost, high purity South American heroin continues to attract a new, younger abuser population that snorts or smokes the drug, rather than injects it. Dominican criminal groups are the primary transporters of heroin into Rhode Island. They transport the drug from New York City using private vehicles, often equipped with false compartments, as well as rental vehicles. Dominican criminal groups also are the primary wholesale and retail distributors of heroin in Rhode Island. Colombian criminal groups, among others, distribute wholesale quantities of heroin as well. Other retail distributors include African American and Hispanic criminal groups and gangs and various local independent dealers. Heroin primarily is distributed in parking lots from private vehicles, although it also is frequently distributed from residences, at local housing projects, at local malls and shopping plazas, and on street corners.

The percentage of young people reporting heroin abuse in Rhode Island is comparable to the national percentage. State data indicate that heroin abuse frequently is cited in drug deaths in Rhode Island. Injection is the primary method of heroin administration in Rhode Island, although many novice abusers snort or smoke the drug. A growing number of novice users--generally teenagers and young adults--choose to snort or smoke heroin because they wish to avoid contracting needle-borne diseases such as AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and hepatitis, according to the Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation, and Hospitals. Many of these abusers mistakenly believe that these methods of administration will not lead to addiction. However, treatment officials report that most novice abusers become addicted to heroin within 6 months of initial use, and as tolerance levels increase, these abusers begin injecting heroin to achieve a more intense high.

In Rhode Island, there are many attempts being made to meet the needs of drug addicts, but statistics show success rates to be dismally low. What is needed and wanted is a drug treatment which not only handles physical addiction, but finds the underlying reasons why a person turns to drugs in order to free the person forever. What Rhode Island addicts, alcoholics and their family, friends and loved ones need is a real and effective drug rehab treatment center. One where they are not on a time schedule or use other drugs to get the addict off the original drugs. The addict needs a reliable proven rehab program where when they are done, their drug addiction is a thing of the past and they are now able to live full productive lives free of the stronghold of drugs or alcohol.

The Damage to Society

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA*) at Columbia University shows in a recent report that state governments spend, on average, over 15 percent of their entire budgets on substance abuse and addiction and its consequences. Unfortunately, for every dollar states spend on this problem, 94 cents goes to handle the consequences in public programs such as health care, criminal justice, education, child welfare and mental health -- and only about 2 pennies go to prevention, treatment and research programs to reduce this burden. This upside-down public policy wastes billions in taxpayer dollars at a time when resources are scarce. The state of Rhode Island is no exception. It quickly becomes self-evident there is a real need for a successful drug addiction treatment program.

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Drug rehabs can be found throughout the state of Rhode Island; however, be sure to do your research on the type of treatment being offered. All drug rehab centers are not created equal.

Should a chronic drug or alcohol abuser attend a treatment program close to home?

Drug and alcohol addiction typically involves habitual routines in the environmental scope of the individual, i.e. the locations of their drug or alcohol use, the people they associated with in the activities of drug or alcohol use, etc. Drug or alcohol addiction is not just drug and alcohol use, it revolves around people and things in their immediate environment which help to trigger the addictive behavior. The abusers location and routines of drug and alcohol use further trigger drug and alcohol use. It is the constant and seemingly unstoppable drug or alcohol use and the hopelessness of day to day existence which perpetuates the problem and inhibits the native desire to stop ruining their life through the use of drugs and alcohol.

The above factor should not be over looked when considering a treatment center location. The first two weeks of treatment are always the most difficult and there are many factors at work to make this so. In addition to what has been covered above, a more basic factor is this: people are creatures of habit. Even overwhelmingly positive and beneficial changes in life, such as the birth of a child or a new job do not guarantee the individual will have no thoughts of missing past negative activities such as, drug or alcohol use, drug or drinking acquaintances and other associated activities. Factually this is the normal reactive auto response of most human beings; to do what they are familiar with; good or bad. It is not really that they yearn for these things, it is just all that they have known for some time. If the abuser is close to home when overwhelming feelings manifest themselves, there is a good chance he or she will leave and get back to what they know, drug addiction, as it is not very far away . Due to these factors, attending a drug rehab close to home is seldom the correct treatment option for chronic drug or alcohol abusers. It is extremely therapeutic to be distanced from their former association with drug dealers, bars, the cabinet where the alcohol was kept, the cigar box where the cocaine was stored, etc. All these triggers make the task of sobriety seem insurmountable to the chronic drug or alcohol abuser as these triggers continuously stimulate a reminder of their past addictive behaviors.

For individuals with a severe drug or alcohol addiction problem, choosing a long-term inpatient treatment program is another key to a successful outcome.  By providing a new, safe trigger-free environment, distanced from past negative associations and surroundings for an extended period of time, the chance for success increases dramatically.

Our drug rehab treatment program provides people with positive circumstances to increase their chances for a successful recovery. The vast majority of students entering our program, around (80%), are from out of state or from other countries.

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