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Drug treatment outpatient Maine

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 Maine

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 Maine

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 Maine

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 Maine

Coke affects your brain. The word "coke" refers to the powder (cocaine) and also the crystal (crack). It is made with a plant named coca and causes a short-lived high followed by extreme feelings of depression and edginess. It also creates a craving for more of the drug. Cocaine may be sniffed as a powder, injected with a needle when transformed into a liquid, or smoked when made into a crystal form.
Coke affects your body. Individuals who take cocaine often don't eat or sleep regularly. They can also suffer from increased heart rate, muscle spasms, and convulsions. If they sniff coke, they can also cause permanent damage to their nasal tissue.
Coke affects your emotions. Taking cocaine can make someone feel paranoia, anger, hostility, and anxiousness, even when not under the influence.
Coke is addictive. The drug interferes with the way the brain processes chemicals that create feelings linked to pleasure, so an individual needs more and more of the drug just to feel normal. Individuals who are addicted to cocaine start to lose interest in other things in their life, like school, friends, and sports.
Coke can kill. The use of this drug can cause heart attacks, seizures, strokes, and respiratory failure. Individuals who use the same needles can also contract hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, or other diseases.

Marijuana treatment Maine

Rehabilitation for marijuana addiction is surely increasing, but, professionals have found, there's a difficulty with withdrawal symptoms, very similar to those related with quitting smoking, alcohol or additional drugs. This can make it harder for a individual going through marijuana rehabilitation.
The "Drug and Alcohol Dependence" journal has discovered something. It shows that teenagers that smoke pot often also may find the same withdrawal symptoms that have been found to cause problems for adults in rehabilitation for marijuana addiction.
Teenagers that were in a study were heavy marijuana addicts and mostly white males, and were asked to fill in a questionnaire. Almost two-thirds of the individuals in the study reported at least four or more signs of marijuana withdrawal, which included being aggressive, irritable, and extremely anxious. Over a third of the members reported at least four symptoms that they described as medium to intense withdrawal.

Oxycontin drugs treatment Maine

The use of oxycodone products in general has increased in the last years. In April of the year 2000, The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study, which investigated two data collection sources. The DEA Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System (ARCOS) data traces the distribution of oxycodone and other opioid analgesics and the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Medical Examiner (ME) and Emergency Department (ED) data found out the health consequences linked with its abuse from 1990 to 1996. The JAMA study showed a 23 percent increase in the medical use of oxycodone with no matching 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).

Dilaudid treatment Maine

Dilaudid addiction can happen to any individual. Its addiction potential resembles that of morphine. People will begin with a legitimate physical problem, go to their doctor and receive a prescription for Dilaudid. As time goes by they slowly become addicted to the Dilaudid, even when they no longer need it. Many times people are not able to get legitimate prescriptions for Dilaudid after the original one is gone. They then start to do what is called doctor shopping. The individual will see numerous doctors and pretend to be ill to get more Dilaudid.
Sometimes, people become addicted by someone turning them onto Dilaudid and they start liking it. Older people are targets for prescription theft. Health care workers or family members might get Dilaudid this way. Prescription pill sold on the street are more expensive than other illegal drugs.
Pills depending on their type can be sold for $2 to $10 a piece. Pills like Dilaudid cost a lot more, selling for $50 to $60 dollars a piece on the street. Addiction is a enorme risk with extended use (over 2-3 weeks) of Dilaudid.

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Maine drug problems

Drug Situation: Marijuana, locally grown and imported from Canada, Massachusetts, and New York, remains the number one drug of abuse in the state Maine. The abuse and availability of coke, heroin, and diverted pharmaceuticals continue to augment. Meth remains a minor problem with significant potential for production and distribution in Maine.

Cocaine: Coke is available through the state of Maine in fractional ounce to kilogram quantities. The popularity of crack continues to augment in southern and central Maine communities, with Biddeford and Lewiston serving as the major distribution points for dealers.

Heroin: Massachusetts-based Dominican dealers continue to be the biggest suppliers of high quality heroin to the Maine distributors. These distributors, who typically transport the heroin in passenger vehicles, provide for an increasing availability of the drug in Maine. While use is more dominant in southern communities, it is also seen in coastal and Canadian-border communities, and heroin abuse has spread into rural and remote areas. Abuse has increased, especially among younger teens in Bridgeton, Rockland, Penobscot, and York counties.

Methamphetamine: There is a potential for meth to become a problem in the state of Maine. Despite two clandestine laboratories that were seized in 2002, the drug continues to be sold throughout the state. Abuse and availability have increased in Aroostook County. The meth labs seized last year serve as a reminder that the state’s size and mainly rural population create an ideal environment for large-scale meth manufacturing.

Club Drugs: Law-enforcement officials in the southern part Maine have noticed a small increase in the use of MDMA, which continues to be linked to rave parties and the student population.

Marijuana: Marijuana, historically the illegal drug of choice in the state of Maine is plentiful and readily available. Year-round indoor grows are common, but high-grade marijuana cultivated in the country of Canada has been smuggled over the border. Commercial-grade marijuana is often attained from middlemen in the southern New England states and New York. Hashish is available occasionally in small quantities, but the increasing popularity of hashish in the country of Canada may change the hashish situation in the state of Maine. Dealers have moved hashish and hash oil through Maine and over the border into Canada. Caucasian traffickers typically provide locally grown pot as well as marijuana shipped from the southwest border and Canada.

Other Drugs: PCP bought in Boston, MA is available in the southern portion of Maine; LSD, available in gel cap form, is used by young students; and psilocybin mushrooms, most often attained from commercially available cultivation kits, are available in the state of Maine. This state continues to have an increase in the availability of diverted pharmaceuticals. Oxycodone products, Percocet, Roxicet, and OxyContin are easily available. Dilaudid is seen in Washington County, including the city of Calais. Many situations of doctor-shopping schemes, falsified prescriptions, and pharmacy robberies of OxyContin have been seen in Lincoln County and the Portland area. Diverted Canadian pharmaceuticals also are being illegally imported in the state of Maine.

According to 2002-2003 information from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health,
approximately 31% of Maine residents ages 12 and older felt that smoking marijuana
once a month posed a great risk

According to 2002-2003 information from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health,
1.74% of Maine citizens admitted past year dependence on illicit substances.

Juveniles

 In some regions of Maine, prescription opiates have become the first substances abused by young users.

About 10% of sixth graders surveyed as part of the 2004 Maine Youth Drug
and Alcohol Use Survey admitted using inhalants at least one time during their lives.

Over 50% of Maine high school seniors reported using cannabis at least once
in their lifetime.

Enforcement

 As of October 31, 2003, there were 2,920 full-time law enforcement authorities in
the state. (2,214 officers and 706 civilians).

MDEA is a statewide multi-jurisdictional task force with officers from local, county,
state, and federal law enforcement authorities. In 2004, there were 46 law
enforcement officers and 5 Maine National Guard officers assigned to MDEA efforts.

Trafficking and Seizures

 Maine’s 228 miles of coastline and 3,478 miles of shoreline provide numerous opportunities for narcotic smugglers.

The majority of the illicit drugs available in the state are transported from Lowell and
Lawrence, Massachusetts.

 During FY 2002, state and local task forces seized 3,183 grams of heroin.

During 2004, Federal agencies confiscated 280.4 kilograms of cannabis and 4.6
kilograms of cocaine in Maine

That same year, the DEA and state and local authorities in Maine reported 3
methamphetamine lab seizures.

In 2003, over 16,000 cultivated cannabis plants were eradicated and
seized in Maine under the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression
Program.