addiction treatment

One of the most successful aspects of seeking addiction treatment,  is looking for drug rehab safely removed from your area.  One of the drawbacks for those who go to drug rehab close to home is this makes leaving the rehab much easier. If  you  live outside of Tennessee or Georgia, there are resources  that are available for us to find the right addiction treatment center to fit your needs.  The fact is that you may have to move outside of your state, we can make that transition much easier for you.  Call today.

Drugs And Crime

The Tennessee Drug Enforcement Administration published startling numbers in 2008 regarding drugs use as related to criminal behavior.   The report shows, that  since 2003 over 4,112 meth labs have been seized with predominate seizures in Eastern Tennessee.  The Chattanooga metropolitan area seems to be a major hub for methamphetamine distribution, as well as, a corridor for cocaine trafficking.

With this insurgence of drug distribution, the crime rate also increases.  According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations report in 2008, drug arrests make up over 11% of crime in the state (under the category of drug violations), this does not represent the percentage of crimes related to, ; robbery, forgery, prostitution, DUI’s, etc.

I just heard of an incident in Chattanooga where a young man robbed a drug store, jumping over the pharmacy counter, demanding all of the Oxycontin in the store so that he could feed his own habit and re-sell the drug on the street.  Why is it that drugs and alcohol are so powerful making  people resort to such extreme action of criminal behavior in order to get high?

Drugs and alcohol affect the brain in that it deceives the user into believing that they are not able to function without the drug and the user must do whatever it takes in order to maintain their level of  drug/alcohol intake.  In many cases involving drugs and crime, the user has absorbed all of their resources into drugs that they must now turn to more severe criminal behavior in order to maintain their level of addiction.

There are risks every time someone wants to use drugs; continually looking over ones shoulder because of the implications of drug and alcohol addiction.  If you want to stop the insanity of drug and alcohol addiction and are concerned that your addiction could lead you to deeper criminal activity ( or already has), there is help for you.

Drug treatment is the key to overcoming addiction in you or your loved ones life.  If these are concerns for you then you should seek treatment as soon as possible.  Call or email today and someone will help guide you to a life of freedom with a free and confidential assessment and drug treatment referral.

methamphetamine

Methamphetamine is the most highly abused drug in Tennessee with crack and powder cocaine being second. Unfortunately, abuse of these two drugs is on the rise in Tennessee, especially methamphetamine.

Initially limited to Hawaii and western parts of the country, methamphetamine abuse spread eastward like a wild fire over the last several years, leaving devastation in its path in both urban and rural parts of the eastern states and Tennessee has not been an exception.

Adverse health effects include memory loss, aggression, psychotic behavior, heart damage, malnutrition, and severe dental problems.

There have been reports of some urban areas having a decreased work force, due to the inability of some of its citizens to pass a drug test.

The good news is that methamphetamine abuse can be prevented and methamphetamine addiction can be treated. People do recover, but only when effective treatments that address the multitude of problems resulting from methamphetamine abuse are readily available.

Methamphetamine users benefit greatly from long term addiction treatment.  Removing the addict from the immediate environment and allowing the development of new skills and relationships is crucial to recovery.

If you or somone you know is suffering from the crippling effects of methamphetamine abuse our referral specialists can help guide you to effective drug rehab.  Make today the day to begin the road to recovery.  Methamphetamine use has taken too much from you and your loved ones, take the stand today to fight addiction and regain your life, it is not too late.