Just as experts within the addiction field predicted, the tougher economy has produced a higher incidence of alcohol and drug abuse.
Recent published studies show that the incidence of drug abuse has skyrocketed since the economic downturn within the United States. Untold thousands are turning to drugs and alcohol for the first time in their lives to try and escape the harsh economic reality we are facing.
“It begins quite innocently,” remarks a spokesperson for Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center. “A casual social drinker increases the frequency with which he/she drinks - what was just an occasional drink after work becomes the method of coping and dealing with the burdens of day-to-day life. In addition, the incidence of depression has increased all around. Depression not only brings emotional and psychological pain, but it can manifest itself in physical ways as well. Once a person starts exhibiting physical symptoms, they go to a medical doctor who may prescribe pain medication as a temporary fix for the patient’s pain. For a person who is predisposed to addiction, this can be a recipe for disaster. The individual begins to use the painkillers for their physical pain initially, and then they soon realize the accompanying euphoria is an added benefit- a means of escape from their personal stresses. Such is the evolution of an addiction.”
What is needed nationally is education and alcohol and drug prevention.
Drug rehabs such as Mountainside support community drug abuse education and increased community involvement in alcohol prevention and drug prevention programs. Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center has taken on this challenge of providing education and alcohol and drug prevention. As a result of its approaches to prevention and addiction treatment over the past 12 years, Mountainside has become the model for the treatment community nationally.
The compassionate, caring treatment team at Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center is comprised of licensed and certified counselors and social workers as well as an on-staff Nurse Practitioner and a Registered Nurse, both of whom have specializations and extensive experience in drug addiction and alcohol treatment. For clients who may have psychiatric issues and/or a dual diagnosis, Mountainside provides the services of a Psychiatrist who also has specialization in addictions.
The program and its professional and caring treatment team has earned national recognition and resulted in Mountainside being invited to Washington by the White House to meet with the White House Drug Czar, John P. Waters, for an in-depth meeting on what makes its program so successful. These accolades did not go unnoticed within the addiction treatment field and resulted in the adoption by many throughout the country of a more holistic approach to drug addiction treatment.
If you or someone you love is addicted to drugs or alcohol, or if you have any questions, please contact Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center for a confidential inquiry at 800-762-5433.
