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Drug treatment outpatient Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island

Through the use of sophisticated technology, scientists can actually see the dynamic changes that occur in the brain as a person takes cocaine. They can observe the different brain changes that occur as an individual experiences the "rush," the "high," and finally the craving of coke. They can also identify parts of the brain that become active when a cocaine addict sees or hears environmental stimuli that trigger the craving for the drug.

Researchers know that certain types of experiences, such as those involved in learning, can physically change brain structure and affect the eprson’s behavior. Now, new research in rats shows that exposure to stimulant drugs such as cocaine can impair the ability of specific brain cells to change as a consequence of his own experience.

“The ability of experiences to alter brain structure is thought to be one of the main mechanisms by which the past can influence behavior and cognition,” says NIDA Director Dr. Nora D. Volkow. “However, when these alterations in brain structure are produced by substances  of abuse, they may lead to the development of compulsive patterns of drug-seeking behaviors that are the hallmark of addiction.”

Crack cocaine treatment Rhode Island

Crack cocaine works on the automatic nervous system. The automatic nervous system controls the sympathetic system which speeds everything up like  heart rate and breathing. The autonomic nervous system also controls the para-sympathetic system which does the exact opposite (slows things down). This explains why individuals become hyper when the smoke crack cocaine. Crack cocaine works by causing the brains neuro transmitters to release all the dopamine at once (dopamine is a chemical in the brain which releases feelings of pleasure). When we laugh, a slight amount of dopamine is released and this makes you feel good. After this dopamine has been released, crack can block the re-uptake of the dopamine in some cases. If this happens, the individual  will now make it a mission to get any sort of pleasure.

Hydrocodone treatment Rhode Island

Vicodin, Lortab--and more than 200 other type of products that contain hydrocodone--are regulated by state and federal law. But they are not controlled as closely as other powerful painkillers. The lack of regulation makes them vulnerable to widespread abuse and addiction through forged prescriptions, theft, over-prescription, and "doctor shopping." Hydrocodone pills have been sold on the market for $2 to $10 per tablet and $20 to $40 per 8 oz bottle on the street.

Subject to individual  tolerance, many medical experts believe addiction or abuse can occur within seven to 30 days at higher doses of Hydrocodone. Published reports of high profile movie stars, TV personalities and professional athletes who are recovering from Hydrocodone abuse are grim testimony to its debilitating effects.

Heroin treatment Rhode Island

According to the 2003 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, which may actually underestimate illicit opiate (heroin) use, an estimated 2.4 million people use heroin at some time in their lives, and nearly 216,000 of them reported using it within the month preceding the survey. The survey report estimates that there were 121,000 to 164,000 new heroin users in the year of 2002, and that there has been an increasing trend in new heroin use amongst population since 1992. A large proportion of these recent new heroin users were smoking, snorting, or sniffing heroin, and most were 18 or older (on the average 75 percent) and most were male (on average 63 percent).

During the 1990s, a number of national surveys showed that younger and wider segments of the population were abusing the drug. New drug trafficking patterns, increased purity, and decreased price may all have contributed to the increasing use of heroin.

Club drugs treatment Rhode Island

MDMA (ecstasy), Rohypnol, GHB, and ketamine are among the drugs used by adolescent and young adults who are part of a nightclub, bar, rave, or trance scene. Raves and trance events are usually night-long dances, often held in warehouses. Many people who attend raves and trances do not use club drugs, but those who do may be attracted to their low cost, and to the intoxicating highs that are said to deepen the rave or trance experience.

For the third and fourth quarters of 2003, hospital emergency department mentions were estimated at 2,221 for MDMA usage, 990 admissions for GHB, and 73 admissions for ketamine.*

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Rhode Island drug problems

Drug Situation: Cocaine is the major drug of choice in Rhode Island. High quality cocaine is available in Rhode Island and is usually 60% -90% pure. Cocaine traffickers in Rhode Island also service customers in the states of Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire and utilize Rhode Island as a transshipment point for distribution throughout the whole New England.

Cocaine: Cocaine continues to be readily available throughout Rhode Island state. The cocaine is transported from the South America area through Southwest Border States via commercial airlines and motor vehicles fitted with sophisticated hidden hydraulic compartments. Cocaine is also brought to New England from the Mexican border, hidden within shipments of legitimate goods being transported by tractor-trailer. Much of the cocaine HCl is converted into crack for sale at the retail level. Cocaine is distributed mainly by Colombian and Dominican traffickers. The majority of the cocaine purchased in the state of Rhode Island is transported in by local suppliers who travel to the state of New York and return to distribute the drugs.

Heroin: Heroin is largely available in the state of Rhode Island and can be purchased in nearly every town and city. Heroin is available in Rhode Island at very high purity levels. Dominican, Colombian and Puerto Rican traffickers continue to dominate the heroin trafficking market in the state of Rhode Island.

Methamphetamine: Methamphetamine is rarely seen in the state.

Club Drugs: Rhode Island continues to see an abuse of “club drugs,” such as MDMA and GHB. MDMA is found in various Nightclubs located in the city of Providence, RI and at rave parties throughoutRhode Island. Almost all-local Police departments in Rhode Island have reported and increase in Ecstasy, GHB and Ketamine or “K”. The majority of the MDMA seen in the state of Rhode Island comes from Canada, New York and Boston, MA.

Marijuana: The marijuana trend in RI supports a widespread and readily available market of fairly large amounts of the substance. Prices of marijuana will vary from seasons as the supply fluctuates. The marijuana available in Rhode Island is mostly Mexican, however it is supplemented by limited amounts of other foreign based and domestic marijuana.

Other Drugs: The most popular pharmaceutical drug abused in Rhode Island is OxyContin. Much of the diversion is through fraudulent prescriptions, doctor shopping, pharmacy break-ins, and hospital thefts. OxyContin is being sold for approximately $1.00 per milligram of the drug.

According to 2003-2004 information from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), about 98,000 (10.84%) of Rhode Island residents (ages 12 or older) reported past month use of an illicit substance.

About 309,000 (34.13%) Rhode Island citizens admitted that using cannabis occasionally (once a month) was a “great risk”.

Additional 2003-2004 NSDUH results demonstrate that 32,000 (3.49%) Rhode Island citizens reported illegitimate drug dependence or abuse within the past year. Approximately 22,000 (2.41%) admitted past year illicit narcotic dependence.

Juveniles

Over 40% of high school students surveyed in 2003 reported using cannabis at least once during their lifetimes.

According to 2003-2004 NSDUH information, about 14% of 12-17 year olds reported past month use of an illegal drug.

Enforcement

As of October 31, 2004, there were 3,094 full-time law enforcement authorities statewide (2,473 officers and 621 civilians).

Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit
The Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit of the Rhode Island Department of the Attorney General is responsible for the investigative handling of narcotics, organized crime, and asset forfeiture cases.

Trafficking and Seizures

Rhode Island is frequently used as a transportation point for drugs distributed throughout New England.

Cocaine is usually transported from South America, through the Southwest Border States or trafficked from Mexico across the border. Lots of the powder cocaine is then converted to crack cocaine for distribution at the local level. Columbian and Dominican traffickers are the principal distributors of cocaine in the state.

Dominican, Colombian, and Puerto Rican traffickers still control the heroin trafficking market in Rhode Island, even though Dominican criminal groups control the street level distribution of heroin.

Most of Mexican grown cannabis is shipped via parcel carriers and couriers on commercial airlines. A majority of the hydroponically grown cannabis, found in the state, is transported from Canada by tractor trailers.

In 2005, Federal agencies seized almost 70 kilograms of cocaine in the state.

In 2005, there were 79 total produced cannabis plants eradicated and seized in Rhode Island under the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program.