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Drug treatment outpatient Louisiana

Outpatient drug treatment programs vary in the types and intensity of services offered. Low-intensity outpatient drug treatment programs may offer little more than drug education and counsel. Other outpatient drug treatment models, such as intensive day treatment, can be comparable to residential programs in services and effectiveness, depending on the individual's characteristics and needs.

All in all, the ultimate goal of an outpatient drug treatment is to help the individual recover from drug addiction so that they may re-enter society and lead responsible, successful drug and alcohol free lives.

Drug treatment residential Louisiana

Inpatient drug treatment is one of many methods whose ultimate goal is long-term abstinence from drugs and alcohol. Those who attend an inpatient drug treatment use the new tools they have learned to help them re-enter society and lead responsible, successful drug and alcohol free lives.

Inpatient drug treatment centers offer support and structure for men and women seeking help for problems with drugs or alcohol. Participants reside on location for the course of the treatment program; lengths of stay vary and may be individualized. Care at an inpatient drug treatment is provided 24 hours a day 7 days a week; this is only one of the benefits of attending an inpatient drug treatment.

Bio physical Treatment Louisiana

The bio physical treatments are a long term inpatient treatment program. All students can stay as long as they need to. In general the length of the program is about 3 to 5 months. They do not use psychiatric medications as part of their treatment philosophy. Their program not only addresses the person's drug addiction but also improves the individuals ability to identify and solve problems, improve communication and study skills.

Alsoit helps to restore personal ethics regarding their responsibility toward their family and others in general.Detoxification Program eliminates accumulated drug residuals from the body through an all natural regimen of vitamins, exercise and sauna thereby reducing the risk of future drug cravings and relapse due to left over drugs in the body.

Twelve steps Louisiana

The 12 steps that underlie these programs are based on traditional spiritual practices. Respect for all religious traditions is expected in these programs. While a few individual meetings may show a tendency toward a specific religion, this is not in the spirit of true 12-step recovery. You should have no problem finding meetings and groups that respect all religious traditions and do not push any particular theology or belief system.

Residential Treatment and Rehabs cannot officially call themselves "12 step programs" because Alcoholics Anonymous and the programs that have branched from that group (Narcotics Anonymous, for example), cannot promote themselves. The traditions require anonymity and their only "promotion" is by way of example (how the members live their lives).

"The Fellowship has adopted a policy of "cooperation but not affiliation" with other organizations concerned with the problem of alcoholism."

Cocaine treatment Louisiana

Cocaine affects your brain. The word "cocaine" refers to the drug in both a powder (cocaine) and solid (crack) form. It is made from the coca plant and causes a short-lived high that is immediately followed by opposite, intense feelings of depression, edginess, and a craving for more of the drug immediately. Cocaine may be snorted as a powder, converted to a liquid form for injection with a needle, or processed into a crystal form to be smoked.
Cocaine affects your body. People who use cocaine often don't eat or sleep while using. They can experience increased heart rate, muscle spasms, and convulsions. If they snort cocaine, they can also permanently damage their nasal tissue.
Cocaine affects your emotions. Using cocaine can make you feel paranoid, angry, hostile, and anxious, even when you're not using.
Cocaine is addictive. Cocaine interferes with the way your brain processes chemicals that create feelings of pleasure, building a tolerance you need more and more of the drug just to feel normal. People who become addicted to cocaine start to lose interest in other areas of their life, like school, friends, and sports etc.
Cocaine can kill you. Cocaine use can cause heart attacks, seizures, strokes, and respiratory failure. People who share needles are also at risk of hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, or other diseases.

Methamphetamine treatment Louisiana

Methamphetamine is an addictive stimulant drug that strongly activates certain systems in the brain. Methamphetamine is related chemically to amphetamine, but the central nervous system effects of methamphetamine are much greater. Both drugs have some medical uses, primarily in the treatment of obesity, but their therapeutic use is very limited.
Street methamphetamine is referred to by many names such as "speed," "meth," and "chalk." Methamphetamine hydrochloride, clear chunky crystals resembling ice, which can be inhaled by smoking, is referred to as "ice," "crystal," and "glass."

Oxycontin drugs treatment Louisiana

The abuse of oxycodone products in general has increased in more recent years. In April 2000, The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study, which examined two different data collection sources. The DEA Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System (ARCOS) data tracks the distribution of oxycodone and other opioid analgesics and the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Medical Examiner (ME) and Emergency Department (ED) data ascertained that health consequences associated with its abuse from 1990 to 1996. The JAMA study discovered a 23 percent increase in the medical use of oxycodone with no corresponding increase in the illegal abuse of the drug. However, 1998 DAWN ME data reported a 93 percent increase in oxycodone mentions between 1997 and 1998 and the number of oxycodone-related DAWN ED mentions increased 32.4 percent from 1997 (4,857) to 1999 (6,429).

Club drugs treatment Louisiana

Club drugs are most often take at raves. Raves are large dance parties which are held in unusual settings like warehouses or railroad yards. They run all night and feature computer generated, high volume, pulsating music known as techno or house music. Rave clubs derived in England during the late 1980?s and are known for the music and use of drugs like Ecstasy.
Rave club goers are known as Ravers. Not all Ravers consume club drugs. The club scene seems to be attracting adolescents from ages 13 to young adults in their mid-to-late 20?s. Party announcements can be found posted on colorful fliers, through word of mouth, and even on the Internet. The phenomenon known as the Rave Movement has been compared to the Peace & Love Movement of the 1960?s and 1970?s. Partygoers are often found with surgical facemasks (used to inhale various club drugs), baby pacifiers (used to control the teeth grinding that goes along with Ecstasy use), and glow sticks (used to heighten the high from hallucinogenic substances).

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Louisiana drug problems

Drug Situation: The illegal drug threat in Louisiana is the widespread availability and abuse of major drugs such as cocaine, crack cocaine, and heroin, along with its homegrown marijuana and the increasing danger of local manufacture of methamphetamine and designer club drugs. Conventional drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana comprise the majority of drugs shipped through and arriving in the Louisiana. Regional DTOs have also made significant inroads into the distribution of imported designer drugs such as MDMA and GHB, particularly close to larger metropolitan areas of Louisiana where college populations are heavy. Various pharmaceuticals such as OxyContin have penetrated the illegal drug market at an alarming rate and in some areas accounts for more deaths than any other pharmaceutical drug.

Cocaine: The widespread availability of powdered cocaine and the distribution and abuse of crack cocaine are still the primary illegal drug threats in Louisiana. Law enforcement agencies continue to make large seizures of cocaine, especially powdered cocaine, on the southern interstate corridors in Louisiana. Louisiana law enforcement authorities remain concerned due to cocaine's impact on society in terms of its direct correlation to incidents of violent crime and homicide.

Heroin: Altogether, heroin distribution and abuse is not a major threat in Louisiana, with the exception of the greater New Orleans area. Most heroins entering Louisiana is in transit from Texas and California to either the Midwest or Northeast U.S. Heroin distribution or abuse in New Orleans has hit an all time high, advancing the city into a regional distribution center.

Methamphetamine: Production, trafficking and illegal abuse of methamphetamine continues to be the fastest growing drug problem in Louisiana. Mexican criminal groups are the key wholesale distributors in Louisiana of methamphetamine produced in Mexico, California, and Southwestern states. Caucasian independent dealers distribute locally produced methamphetamine. Because of the rural nature of Northern Louisiana and the abundance of horses and livestock, iodine crystals, commonly used in the handling of farm animals and as precursor chemical used in the ephedrine process of methamphetamine manufacturing, are widely available and accessible.

Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in Louisiana*
Calendar Year Number of Sites
1996 1
1997 1
1998 5
1999 8
2000 15
2001 16
2002 129
2003 (year to date) 11

*This includes laboratories, dumpsites sites, chemicals, equipment. Source: EPIC


Club Drugs: Though most drugs are either declining or holding steady in abuse or distribution, "Club Drug" abuse and distribution among teenagers and young adults is rising in Louisiana. Police and treatment counselors throughout the state report an increase in availability and abuse of MDMA (ecstasy), Ketamine, Rohypnol, LSD, and GHB. GHB and MDMA are the primary drugs of choice and the end-users are young Caucasians at all economic levels. MDMA from sources in California, Texas and Florida is distributed to college aged youths. Counterfeit pills are also sold to young adults as MDMA and have become an extremely lucrative business in Shreveport nightclubs. Vietnamese trafficking groups are now playing a major role in the influx of MDMA into the New Orleans area.

OxyContin: The illegal diversion, distribution and abuse of oxycodone products, particularly OxyContin, has become a significantly growing threat, especially in Louisiana's southeast parishes. OxyContin is being abused at a rate many law enforcement officials describe as epidemic. The problem is due in part to physicians who write prescriptions for the drug without proper screening and examinations. Louisiana pharmacies have also seen an increase in the number of burglaries and robberies as abusers and distributors seek to obtain this and other prescription drugs.

Marijuana: Marijuana is the most widely available illegal drug in Louisiana. Most marijuana available in Louisiana is produced in Mexico; however, marijuana produced locally and surrounding states is also readily available. The availability of high-grade domestically produced marijuana has increased due to modern techniques of indoor cultivation (i.e., the use of cloning and hydroponics to increase the potency).

Statistic

According to 2003-2004 information from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), about 278,000 (7.66%) Louisiana residents (ages 12 or older) reported past month use of an illicit drug

Approximately 1.66 million (45.66%) Louisiana citizens thought that using marijuana on occasions (once a month) was a “great risk”.

Additional 2003-2004 NSDUH results demonstrate that 121,000 (3.32%) Louisiana residents reported illegal drug dependence or abuse within the past year. About
83,000 (2.29%) reported past year illegal narcotic dependence.

Juveniles

According to 2003-2004 NSDUH information, approximately 41,000 (10.08%) Louisiana 12-17 year olds reported past month use of an illegal substance.

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