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Drug treatment outpatient Mississippi

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 Mississippi

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 Mississippi

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 Mississippi

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 Mississippi

The main routes of taking cocaine are oral, intranasal, intravenous, and inhalation. The slang terms for these routes are, respectively, "chewing," "snorting," "mainlining," "injecting," and "smoking" (including freebase and crack cocaine). Snorting is the process of inhaling cocaine in a powder form through the nostrils, where it is absorbed into the bloodstream through the nasal tissues. Injection releases the cocaine directly into the bloodstream, and intensifies its effects. Smoking entails the inhalation of cocaine vapour or smoke into the lungs, where absorption into the bloodstream is as fast as by injection. Cocaine may also be rubbed onto mucous tissues. Some addicts mix cocaine powder or crack with heroin in a "speedball."
Cocaine use goes from occasional use to repeated or compulsive abuse, with a large variety of patterns between both these extremes. There is no cautious way to take cocaine. Any route of administration can lead to absorption of toxic amounts of the drug, leading to critical cardiovascular or cerebrovascular emergencies that might end in sudden death. Repeated cocaine use by any route of administration can create addiction and other harmful health consequences.

Crack cocaine treatment Mississippi

Crack is created from cocaine in a process called freebasing, in which cocaine powder is cooked with ammonia or sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to create rocks, chips, or chunks that can be smoked. The term crack cocaine refers to the crackling sound that is heard when the drug is smoked. Crack is normally smoked in a pipe. Because it is smoked, crack effects are felt more quickly and they are more intense than those of powder cocaine. However, the effects of snorted powder cocaine last longer than those of smoked crack.
Cocaine is created as a white chunky powder. It is sold mainly in aluminum foil, plastic or paper packets, or small vials. Cocaine is normally chopped into a fine powder using a razor blade on a small mirror or some other hard surface, placed into small rows called "lines," then quickly inhaled (or "snorted") through the nose using a short straw or rolled up paper money. It can also be injected into the blood stream using a needle.

Oxycontin treatment Mississippi

Oxycontin is made to be swallowed whole; however, users ingest the drug in all sorts of ways. Oxycontin addicts often chew the tablets or crush them and snort the powder. Because oxycodone is water soluble, crushed tablets can be put in water and the solution injected with use of a needle. The latter two methods lead to a fast release and absorption of oxycodone. The alcohol and drug treatment staff at the Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Prestonsburg, Kentucky, reports people who have never injected drugs are using Oxycontin intravenously and they have never before seen a drug "proliferate like Oxycontin has since May 2000." The staff at this center has over 90 years of experience managing drug evaluations

Club drugs treatment Mississippi

MDMA (ecstasy), Rohypnol, GHB, and ketamine are amongst the drugs abused by teenagers and young adults who are part of a nightclub, bar, rave, or trance scene. Raves and trance events are normally night-long dances, usually held in warehouses. Many who go to raves and trances do not use club drugs, but those who do might be attracted to them by their generally low cost, and by the intoxicating highs that are said to heighten the rave or trance experience.
For the third and fourth quarters of 2003, hospital emergency department mentions were estimated at 2,221 for MDMA use, 990 for GHB, and 73 for ketamine.*

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Mississippi drug problems

Drug Situation: While cocaine, especially "crack”, remains the biggest drug threat facing Mississippi, the raise in meth use and manufacturing follows closely behind. There has been a steady increase in production of meth, which poses a serious threat to addicts, law enforcement personnel and the public alike. The number one and most widely abused drug among consumers in the state of Mississippi is marijuana. Other dangerous drugs (MDMA, LSD, GHB, Ketamine and Rohypnol) are still popular among young drug abusers. Diversion of pharmaceutical drugs is still of important concern in the state of Mississippi with OxyContin abuse continuing to rise.

Cocaine: Cocaine is widely used and trafficked through the state of Mississippi. Cocaine, in both powder-form "HCl" and base-form "crack," is the biggest drug problem for communities and law enforcement in Mississippi. There is often a direct link between the use and/or sale of cocaine and crime, particularly violent crime. In the state of Mississippi, cocaine is being illegally trafficked and used by individuals from all racial and socioeconomic groups throughout the state's 82 counties. Cocaine base, "crack" cocaine, is still the number one drug among users and traffickers in the African-American population in both urban and rural areas of the state of Mississippi.

Heroin: Heroin continues to be a rare product in Mississippi, according to reports from several local and state agencies. Most of Mississippi’s heroin seizures come from abusers, though there have been cases where heroin has been seized from local independent traffickers. These dealers have only had small quantities in their possession. Heroin, reported in the central and southern parts of Mississippi is believed to have come from Texas and New Orleans, while the northern part of Mississippi is getting the drug from the Memphis, TN area.

Methamphetamine: The manufacture and distribution of meth is one of the fastest increasing drug problems in the state of Mississippi. Meth is brought in from other areas of the United States and across borders. Meth abuse in the state of Mississippi is rampant. Almost unheard of four years ago or found only in the trucking community, meth is now almost reaching epidemic proportions in the state. Not only has meth use and abuse impacted the law enforcement community, Mississippi farmers, and local merchants, but also the drug treatment centers have been affected by the rising number of admissions. According to professionals working in the drug treatment centers, meth abuse was first reported approximately five years ago with an important increase occurring within the past three years. The need for treatment and detoxification is enormous. Initially, meth availability was concentrated in the far northern counties in the state of Mississippi.

In-state meth production is becoming a important issue in the state of Mississippi. EPIC statistics reported 229 labs seizures in CY 2002 compared to 28 labs in CY 2003 to date.

Club Drugs: Both LSD and MDMA are being distributed and abused in and around local nightclubs, at rave parties, and on college campuses. MDMA seizures have increased importantly since 1998. MDMA has become the most dominant and popular of the "club" or "designer" drugs in the state of Mississippi. GHB, Rohypnol and Ketamine are not currently known to be greatly used or popular. LSD found in the state of Mississippi normally comes from the state of California. MDMA found in the state of Mississippi is mainly from sources in the states of California, New York, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Arkansas.

Pharmaceuticals: In the state of Mississippi, diversion of pharmaceuticals is mainly occurring at the retail level through schemes such as forging or altering prescriptions and through doctor shopping. Illegally diverted prescription drugs are being abused by some from all racial and socioeconomic groups. Right now, Hydrocodone (Vicodin), Alprozalam (Xanax), Diazapam (Valium), Oxycodone (Percodan, OxyContin), Lorazepam (Alivan), and Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) are the most widely diverted and abused pharmaceutical drugs in the central part of Mississippi. OxyContin is currently the pharmaceutical drug of greater concern due to 14 overdoses in the last years. These drugs, and others like Rohypnol, are also acquired in large amounts from sources in Texas border towns, particularly Laredo, Texas. Another vast problem is the illicit purchasing of large amounts of cold medicine containing ephedrine/pseudoephedrine, from grocery and drug stores, which is being transformed, through use of chemicals, into meth.

Marijuana: Large amounts of Mexican marijuana are transported from the state of Texas through Mississippi on Interstates 10, 12, and 55 destined for larger cities in the Northeastern and Southeastern United States. Couriers in pick-up trucks, vans, tractor-trailers and buses transport the drug in 50, 100 and 200 pound quantities in concealed compartments. Profits from the drug sales are returned in a similar manner. Domestically cultivated marijuana is available throughout the Northern part of the state of Mississippi in patches of four to five plants in and around dense vegetation on United States forestry land and around area lakes. Marijuana is trafficked and used by all ethnic and socioeconomic groups in the state of Mississippi, usually along with or after the use of cocaine and meth.

Other Drugs: In state of Mississippi, the diversion of prescription drugs happens mostly at the retail level through forged or altered prescriptions and through doctor shopping. Illegally diverted prescription drugs are being abused by some from all racial and socioeconomic groups. Popular used pharmaceutical drugs include Oxycontin, Xanax, Valium, Vicodin, Dilaudid, and Lortab. Also, large amounts of these prescription drugs are being obtained illicitly in the country of Mexico or in Texas border towns such as Laredo. The prescription drug “Oxycontin” – a schedule II pain relief medicine – is currently popular and is being used by some in the state of Mississippi for its heroin-like sedative effect. Fourteen people have died of Oxycontin overdoses in the state of Mississippi, starting with a 15-year-old girl from Simpson County who died on November 28, 2000.

 According to 2002-2003 information from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health
(NSDUH), approximately 49.33% of Mississippi citizens felt that smoking marijuana
once a month posed a serious risk.

Additional 2002-2003 information from the NSDUH demonstrate that 1.84% of Mississippi residents reported past year dependence on illicit drugs.

Juveniles

 Among high school students surveyed in 2003, 38.7% reported using cannabis at least once during their lifetimes.

About 4.4% of Mississippi high school students surveyed in 2003 reported
consuming marijuana on school property within the past month.

Over 22% (22.3%) of high school students surveyed in 2003 admitted that they have been offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property within the past year.

About 16.4% of Mississippi middle school students surveyed in 2003
reported using cannabis at some point in their life.

Enforcement

 As of October 31, 2003, there were 7,782 full-time law enforcement authorities in
the state. (4,853 officers and 2,929 civilians).

Trafficking and Seizures

 Mississippi is ideally suited with its interstate system, deepwater and river ports, and
air and rail systems as the "Crossroads of the South" to facilitate narcotic movement from
the south Texas/Mexico region and Gulf ports to the entire midwest and eastern
seaboard of the United States.

 Drug trafficking patterns demonstrate the interstate highway system to be the preferred
way of transporting illicit drugs into and through Mississippi.

 Mexican traffickers are barely organized in Mississippi but are believed to be
related with large Mexican gangs operating in Memphis, Tennessee.

In 2004, the DEA and state and local authorities reported 170
methamphetamine lab seizures.

Around 269 kilograms of cocaine were seized by Federal agencies in
Mississippi in 2004.

In 2003, almost 3,000 cultivated cannabis plants were eradicated in Mississippi
under the DEA's Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program.