The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently began tracking statistics on a variety of different facets of drug abuse including the use of gateway drugs.
Gary Boggs, executive assistant with the Office of Diversion Control in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, presented an alarming statistic: individuals are no longer utilizing gateway drugs; instead they are jumping right into controlled substances via prescription abuse.
“Mr. Boggs revealed DEA statistics which show that 2,500 people daily begin using prescription drugs to get high for the first time,” begins a spokesperson for Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center. “Previously, individuals first experimented with marijuana or synthetics and then eased into harder drugs. Unfortunately, it now seems that many are skipping the ‘softer drugs’ altogether. There have been strides made against the abuse of prescription drugs with laws such as the Ryan Haight Act, which bans the sale of controlled substances via the internet without having visited a physician, in-person, to obtain a written prescription. This has certainly helped, but obviously we have a long way to go.”
It is estimated that one-third of all new prescription drug abusers are between the ages of 12 and17, which further emphasizes the need for drug prevention programs.
Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center is highly skilled in assisting families put their lives back together when affected by alcohol or drug use. And, for the past 12 years, Mountainside has established itself as an innovator within the addiction treatment field, and the treatment modalities Mountainside utilizes are regarded as among the most cutting-edge approaches in helping individuals to get and to remain sober.
The compassionate, caring treatment team at Mountainside is comprised of licensed and certified counselors and social workers as well as a Nurse Practitioner and a Registered Nurse, both of whom have specialization 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. As a result of their unique, innovative approaches to addiction treatment over the past 12 years, Mountainside has become the model for the addiction treatment field.
The program, along with its professional addiction treatment team, have 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.
