In Savannah, Georgia, the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force handed down indictments on 32 people with a conspiracy to distribute marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy in Georgia and California.  Following a six-month investigation, drug proceeds, guns, vehicles and drugs, as well as, 200 pound bales of marijuana which was to be distributed in Savannah were seized.

U.S. Attorney Edward J.Tarver states, “The United States Attorney’s Office and its state and federal partners will continue its efforts to shut down those large operations responsible for supplying street level drug traffickers.”

Because of Savannah’s location on the Atlantic Ocean and as a major seaport,  drug cartel’s make this area a major distribution point for getting drugs and weapons onto the streets of Savannah and into the hands of its drug addicts. 

If you or your loved one is suffering from addiction to marijuana, cocaine, heroin or any drug that is keeping one from living a productive life, our referral specialist are available to help guide you to effective drug addiction treatment.  We always provide free and confidential assessments and referrals to drug rehab centers across North America. 

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Puerto Rican Drug Bust

CNN reports,  according to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Caribbean Division along with the Justice Department, 158 arrests were made in conjuction with the largest drug and illegal weapons bust in Puerto Rican history.  500 agents and local officals worked to secure the apprehension of drug ring leaders, runners, suppliers and sellers.  This operation will rid the west coast in the small Caribbean Island of the most hard core and major drug traffickers in Puerto Rico. 

The defendants were charged with the attempt to distribute and sell marijuana, crack, cocaine, heroin, as well as, the possession of firearms.  If convicted the defendants could spend up to life in prison and pay fines up to $4 million dollars.  Most of the arrest were made near public housing complexes located near schools and sports facilites.  The area of the arrests is where a major sporting event would be taking place where as many as 300,000 spectators would be in attendance. 

The arrest helped save millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs to be distributed to waiting drug addicts eager to buy, sell and use the harmful substances.  Drug addiction treatment centers are in the fight to help save lives of millions of drug addicts from the drug ring leaders and distributors such as the ones arrested in Puerto Rico.  Drug education and drug rehabilitation centers are available to help you or your loved one fighting to end the cycle of addiction in your life or the life of your loved one. 

Referral specialists are available for confidential assessments and referrals to drug addiction treatment centers in North America and neighboring islands such as in Puerto Rico.  Call today and start your path to healing and recovery from addiction. 

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Nashville Trafficking Bust

Law enforcement agencies in four Middle Tennessee counties involved in a drug trafficking investigation thwarted a major drug cartel distribution ring.  According to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Nashville, officers raided homes and businesses and were able to confiscate drugs, money and weapons in a suburban Nashville subdivision and stopped a multi-million dollar cocaine distribution center. 

The Tennessean reports that the federal prosecutors office in Nashville states, “All of the arrests sprang from a single drug-trafficking operation that funneled several hundred kilograms of cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into Middle Tennessee, California and Arizona.”

While these arrest are significant in getting drugs off the streets of Nashville, it is just a drop in the bucket in the war against drug abuse and addiction.  Thousands of Nashville residents are affected daily because of substance abuse.  Families and communities are destroyed due in part to the powerful force addiction displays in the body, mind and spirit of those who are caught in its vicious cycle.

If you or someone you know is suffering from addiction help is available.  Confidential assessments and referrals by our referral specialists will help guide you to effective addiction treatment.  Call today or fill out the form on the Get Help page. 

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Drugs and Terrorism

There are differences of opinion from most Americans and governmental officials in regard to the new Arizona law (SB 1070) that enables the state of Arizona to protect its borders from illegals entering the country and aids in the fight against drugs and terrorism. 

Shortly after Gov. Jan Brewer signed SB 1070 into law, opponents sprang into action calling for sanctions against the state of Arizona both economically and legislatively, calling the law an outrage against a race of people which would leave a pandoras box to open for racial profiling.  Yes, our country must protect itself against anyone who comes across our borders illegally, however, the United States provides the opportunity for everyone to properly enter our country and become nationalized citizens.  The beauty of our Constitution is that everyone be treated equally and with respect. 

The borders of the United States are at risk because of drugs and terrorism.  Everyday, lives are destroyed in order to smuggle deadly drugs like heroin, cocaine and prescription medication into our country.  Opium which is the base for heroin has become more potent and cheaper to purchase causing the death of thousands of drug addicts and innocent lives.  Drug cartels throughout the world are making billions of dollars from smuggling illegal drugs and weapons into the United States making our country more vulnerable for terrorism. 

“We cannot sacrifice our safety to the murderous greed of drug cartels,” Brewer said. “We cannot stand idly by as drophouses, kidnappings and violence compromise our quality of life.”

There is a bigger picture that has to be acknowledged and dealt with.  Whether you agree or disagree with SB 1070, one has to know that the war on drugs and terrorism is the catalyst of the new immigration law set forth in Arizona.  Our borders have to be protected against the smuggling of drugs and terrorism for the sake of our country and its citizens.  The border war on drugs and terrorism must be addressed and handled before anymore innocent lives are destroyed. 

Everytime drugs are purchased the drug cartel wins and money is given to terrorist who want to destroy our great country.  It is time to take a stand and fight for the sanctity of life and well being.

If you or someone you know is suffering from addiction, help is available. Referral specialist will help guide you to effective addiction treatment where education and tools will be made readily available to empower lives and help save and protect our world from drugs and terrorism.  Help save a life from being destroyed from drug abuse, make the call today to begin the road to recovery through drug rehab.

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Meth Addiction

There is a powerful force at work today against the citizens of Tennessee and Georgia that force is addiction.  Addiction is defined as a strong tolerance to and dependence on something especially with drugs or alcohol.  Thousands of residents in rural and urban settings throughout Tennessee and Georgia are dealing with a great dependence on the illegal drug of methamphetamine. 

Meth has become, in many areas, the drug of choice for working moms and dads who live busy hectic lifestyles, enabling the user to remain highly aware and active.  Adolescents are also finding meth appealing especially with teen age girls and women who want to use the drug as a method of weight loss.  Unfortunately, the first time meth is either snorted, smoked or injected, the user is hooked. Addiction treatment centers throughout the state of Tennessee and Georgia report that the majority of their clients are seeking help because of their addiction to methamphetamine.   The most effective drug rehabs are those that offer cognitive-behavioral interventions or the holistic approach to treatment.

One of the main reasons for such a high use of methamphetamine in Tennessee and Georgia is the close proximity to the Mexican border and the I-75 corridor than runs from Florida into the Midwestern parts of the country.  This corridor through Georgia and Tennessee has become the main thoroughfare for drug trafficking, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

“Much of the methamphetamine consumed in the state is transported from Mexico and the southwest border states. Clandestine methamphetamine labs can be found everywhere in Tennessee, but are predominantly located in the Appalachian areas in Eastern Tennessee. 

Mexican methamphetamine trafficking groups control much of the methamphetamine distribution in the Chattanooga area, but command and control for these Mexican organizations are frequently found in Dalton, Georgia. An increase in methamphetamine use and abuse is anticipated in Tennessee as the drug gains popularity over crack cocaine use. This trend is attributed to the highly addictive nature of methamphetamine, particularly Ice.”

Both Tennessee and Georgia have increased their fight against the use and distribution of methamphetamine with television and radio public service announcements.  These 30 second PSA’s describe the effect the drug has on the individual, family, community and nation and can be found at; methfreetn.org and georgiamethproject.org.  However, methamphetamine is not the trouble source in Tennessee and Georgia.  Drugs such as, cocaine, crack, heroin, oxycontin and marijuana are crippling thousands of communities and their citizens.   

If you or someone you know is suffering with an addiction to methamphetamine or any substance that is disabling the freedom to live a productive life, addiction treatment will provide the tools and education to help put one on the road to recovery and enable them to be successful in sobriety.

Our referral specialists will help guide you or your loved one to the drug rehab that is best suited to meet your needs.  Make the call today to become drug free.

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Crack

Crack and freebase are forms of cocaine made by chemically altering it to a purer, cheaper form suitable for smoking in a pipe. Because of the increase in purity, crack and freebase are more lethal than cocaine, also due to a direct route to the brain via the lungs it is more addictive. Users call it crack for the cracking sound it makes when smoked. Other users call it rock, for its similarity to small chips of stone.

What Are The Effects Of Crack And Freebase?

Inhaled through a pipe, crack and freebase reach the lungs and brain faster than regular cocaine, which must be absorbed in the blood from membrane tissue. Crack and freebase effects are dramatic. The euphoria is greater, the depression more severe. The side effects are even more dangerous, and the chances of dependence are significantly higher. What is Speedball? A Speedball is cocaine/crack mixed with heroin. This highly addictive mixture is emerging as the drug of choice among some abusers. Cocaine users use speedball’s to prevent the depression after they have used cocaine or crack. The result: they become addicted to both cocaine/crack and heroin. 

Addiction treatment is available for those who are suffering from the abuse of cocaine, crack, heroin or any drug that keeps one from being a productive to themselves their family and friends and their community.  If you  or someone you know needs help, our referral specialists will guide you to effective drug rehabilitation where freedom from the cycle of addiction can be discovered.