http://drug-alcohol-rehabs.org/blog Helpful advice and insight regarding the drug rehabilitation field Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:11:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While it's not shocking news considering we have been tracking this for years, but a recent survey confirmed that the number of people in America abusing prescription drugs increased by more than 400% between 1998 and 2008. Although data isn't available yet for last year, I am sure it ... http://drug-alcohol-rehabs.org/blog/2010/07/20/prescription-drug-abuse-up-400/ The violence surrounding Mexican drug lords doesn't seem to be getting much better. In devastating news released today via the AP, 19 people at a drug rehab program in Chihuahua were executed by drug cartel members. Roughly 23,000 deaths have been linked to drug cartels in Mexico since the end ... http://drug-alcohol-rehabs.org/blog/2010/06/11/cartel-kills-19-at-drug-rehab-center-in-mexico/ An Associated Press (AP) story that hit the web on Monday talked about the increased number of cheaper and purer heroin entering the U.S. through Mexico and contributing to the dramatic rise in heroin-related overdose deaths. The article cites that there were about 2,000 deaths from heroin overdoses in 2000, and ... http://drug-alcohol-rehabs.org/blog/2010/05/27/cheaper-stronger-heroin-contributing-to-rise-in-deaths/ As reported in JoinTogether Online, an AP article earlier this month stated that several states have either eliminated prison drug treatment programs or have proposed cutbacks due to budget shortfalls. A quote from Boby May, associated director for the Association of State Correctional Administrators said, "When inmates are busy, they're not ... http://drug-alcohol-rehabs.org/blog/2010/04/27/prison-treatment-program-funding-in-jeopardy/ Nobody can claim to know what it's like to be in the military stationed overseas, taking orders from people that you may not agree with, being stuck in 100+ degree desert climates and potentially having to resort to killing innocent people in an effort to go after those who threaten ... http://drug-alcohol-rehabs.org/blog/2010/03/10/substance-abuse-and-the-military/ A common mistake made by many individuals and families seeking drug and alcohol rehabs for themselves or a loved one is believing that "rehab is rehab" and that the main differences are only in the cost, location and setting. However, those are actually only of secondary importance compared to what type ... http://drug-alcohol-rehabs.org/blog/2010/02/25/the-importance-of-knowing-about-different-types-of-rehabs/ On February 1, 2010 the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) issued its proposed budget for 2011 addiction treatment and prevention programs, citing a 13 percent increase in spending for prevention and education as well as an increase of nearly 4 percent for drug treatment services. While the ... http://drug-alcohol-rehabs.org/blog/2010/02/08/more-funding-for-rehabilitation-and-prevention/ According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the percentage of people over the age of 12 who used illicit drugs in the previous month has remained steady over the last six years at roughly eight percent. However, the story that is not being told is that ... http://drug-alcohol-rehabs.org/blog/2010/01/26/drug-abusing-population-growing-in-america/ If you're like many people and speak to several different drug rehab centers, you'll notice that in most cases each one will tell you why they are the best, and in doing so will probably say something negative about other facilities you are considering. This has to be taken ... http://drug-alcohol-rehabs.org/blog/2010/01/09/drug-rehab-criticism/ The Reuters news agency reported in early November that the state of Washington claimed methadone was involved in 64 percent of fatal overdoses of prescription opiates. This is yet another state where this is the case, yet even more money from our tax dollars has gone to support methadone ... http://drug-alcohol-rehabs.org/blog/2009/11/30/another-state-shows-rise-in-methadone-related-overdose-deaths/