Drug Rehab News

More Funding Needed For Drug Rehab and Treatment

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, out of Columbia University, just released a study that examines the amount of money, or lack thereof, being spent on drug treatment and prevention.

The study found that substance abuse and addiction cost federal, state and local governments at least $467.7 billion in 2005. Of those monies, 374 billion dollars was spent on tobacco, alcohol, and substance abuse consequences including health care costs, crime, domestic violence, homelessness, child abuse and other consequences abuse and addiction, while only two percent of the funds were used to relieve individuals and taxpayers of these burdens through drug prevention and treatment.

Breaking it down, for every dollar spent, .96 cents went to funding the burden of addiction and only .02 cents of every dollar was spent on drug prevention and .02 cents of every dollar was spent on drug treatment.

Despite the serious lack of drug prevention and drug treatment in the government's budget, there hope for addicts struggling with drug and/or alcohol addiction through effective drug rehabilitation programs. One such program that does help and achieves an unheard of 75% success rate for permanent sobriety is the Narconon Louisiana drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.

Narconon Louisiana is a long-term inpatient facility that focuses on isolating the reason why addicts start using drugs in the first place. "When you allow someone to handle their problems in life, you allow them to live a life without drugs." Explains Jeff Lukas, Executive Director of Narconon Louisiana.

Narconon Louisiana's unique method of detoxifying the body of drug residues through a dry heat sauna is just one of the ways they help addicts regain control of their lives. While Narconon Louisiana accepts a wide variety of people into their program, it is not uncommon to see clients who have first-hand experience with the negative consequences of addiction. "The problems of stealing, violence, and neglect are late on the chain.," says Mr. Lukas. "An addict has struggled for some time before they resort to that type of behavior."

Even the Chairman of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse agrees that more needs to be done to prevent and treat drug addiction and that using the majority of funding for the consequences of addiction will not do anything to solve the drug problem. "It's time we reevaluated our priorities," says Lukas. "I talk to people every-day that have no idea that there is help out there and think that addiction can't be handled. And we are backing up this false idea by putting monies into handling the effects of addiction instead of the cause."

Effective drug treatment can permanently handle addiction. If you or anyone you know is in need of a drug rehab program that gets stable, positive results for permanent recovery contact Narconon Louisiana Riverbend Retreat today at 1-877-340-3602.

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Drug Treatment Vital for Methamphetamine Addiction

Tom Lewis was someone that got hooked on methamphetamine at an early age and unfortunately used meth for most of his adolescent life. "I was completely consumed by it." he said in a recent interview. "I went to several rehabs before I finally turned my life around."

Right now, methamphetamine use is on the rise and the number of people needing drug treatment for addiction to this drug is shocking. According to reports the number of 12 - 17 year olds admitted to treatment for meth addiction more than doubled between 1994 and 2004.

And, although meth abuse is mostly concentrated in the Midwest region of our country, the drug is slowly creeping into all areas of the United States leaving behind devastation for anyone unfortunate enough to fall victim to this drug.

Meth, speed, crank, crystal, ice, chalk, or zip are just a few of the street names for methamphetamine, a drug made entirely from things you can buy in your local convenience store. The drug, made up of things like brake fluid, lye, pseudoephedrine, and drain cleaner is not only negative affecting those addicted but their families as U.S. Child Welfare workers removed more than 3,000 children from the labs during a one year period.

And as methamphetamine labs continue to run rampant throughout our country those lucky enough to enter an effective treatment program can live to explain its devastation in hopes to stop the abuse of this drug.

Thankfully for Mr. Lewis, he was able to successfully recover from meth addiction. In 2008, he enrolled in Narconon Louisiana, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility. "I never thought that I wanted to live a life without drugs. I was able to see that I could not only get clean, but I could stay clean." Lewis believes that he was one of the lucky ones to escape the grips of methamphetamine "It gets you. I had no concept of what it was doing to my body, mind, or family. I was completely sucked into the meth world."

Narconon Louisiana is a long-term inpatient facility located just outside of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Unlike traditional rehabs, Narconon Louisiana does not subscribe to the idea that addiction is a disease. Instead, the program focuses on the underlying reasons why a person uses drugs in the first place. Once those issues are isolated and handled, the individual no longer feels the need to use drugs as solution to these issues.

In addition to handling the underlying issues centered on drug abuse, Narconon Louisiana has a unique detoxification program that rids the body of harmful residue left behind by drugs. As a result, there is a dramatic decrease in physical drug cravings that so often lead to relapse and are the downfall of sobriety.

If you or anyone you know is addicted to methamphetamine and in need of a successful drug treatment program, contact Narconon Louisiana today and we can help.

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Celebrity Drug Use Increasing?

Hollywood celebrities, often viewed as pictures of perfection and role models to many, are succumbing to the evils of drug addiction and as a result needing drug rehabilitation.

Professional athletes like Sammy Sosa join Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez and an increasing number of celebrity major league baseball players using performance-enhancing drugs as found out in once incident when a lawyer with possession of the test results recently released this information.

And who can ignore the continue reporting on actress, Lindsay Lohan, who is in the news for alleged drug use and "bad behavior" on an almost daily basis. In addition, there is also the very popular television show; Celebrity Rehab on VH1 that is a program that revolves only around celebrities and their drug addiction problems as well as efforts to get drug treatment.

Although this is unfortunate, drug use by celebrities is not necessarily surprising. And, as more and more public figures are outed for their drug use the focus turns to drug rehabilitation. One of the few positive points is that if an addiction problem is uncovered and the individual goes into the right type of drug treatment program and becomes rehabilitated, they can once again be a positive role model whether they are a celebrity, opinion leader, or not.

One such rehabilitation facility that has treated individuals from all walks of life is the Narconon Louisiana drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Narconon Louisiana is an inpatient drug treatment facility that achieves an unheard of 75% success rate for permanent recovery from addiction. Jeff Lukas, Executive Director of Narconon Louisiana explains what makes the program so successful, "Narconon Louisiana has the viewpoint that people are not born as addicts," say Lukas. "At some point drugs were used a solution to a problem and if we can get to the underlying reasons and the original problem and isolate that and handled it, then drugs are no longer a solution."

In addition to handling the mental and emotional components of addiction, Narconon Louisiana also addresses the physical aspect. Individuals that enroll on the Narconon program complete a detoxification program that rids their bodies of harmful drug residues, therefore reducing the physical drug cravings that often lead to relapse.

And while we may see more and more celebrities struggling with substance abuse issues as well as individuals in everyday life, it is vital to focus our efforts on drug rehabilitation and education. If you or anyone you know is in need of help please contact the Riverbend Retreat today.

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Contact us today for more information about our drug rehab facility by calling 1-877-340-3602.