Canadian, OK 8/18/2009 3:37:30 AM
Cocaine: The Nation’s Most Dangerous Threat
In a recent report from the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States, cocaine has been labeled the greatest drug threat to the United States. In their annual National Drug Threat Assessment , the DEA stated that "national law enforcement and drug use surveys show that the adverse impact to the nation's communities, families, and individuals caused by the distribution and abuse of powder and crack cocaine exceeds that caused by all other drugs." While this is an alarming statement with regards to the massive spread of cocaine importation and subsequent abuse throughout the United States, it does not come as a surprise to those who deliver the Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. According to Rebecca Pool, C.A.D.C. (Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor) at Narconon Arrowhead, one of the country’s leading residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, “We have been inundated with calls from people severely addicted to cocaine for many years. Cocaine addiction has no geographical boundaries so these cries for help come from just about every city in the U.S."
The DEA’s Drug Threat Assessment also shows that state and local law enforcement agencies identify that 50% of violent crimes and 39% of property crimes, are perpetrated by people addicted to cocaine. The National Drug Threat Assessment ranked cocaine as a higher threat than any other drug in nearly every drug threat category.
Ms. Pool’s experience is shared by drug and alcohol counselors in programs across the country. “I have talked to other counselors from other treatment programs who say that most of the people they are trying to help these days are people addicted to cocaine, which I think validates the findings in DEA’s, Drug threat Assessment.
Narconon Arrowhead operates a toll free drug information hotline. If you or someone you love is suffering from addiction to cocaine or other drugs call 1-800-468-6933 or go to www.stopaddiction.com for assistance.
