Kentucky has often been regarded as the number one state for prescription narcotic abuse. However, statistics show that many other states aren’t far behind.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s recent study showed that, across the nation, there was a four-fold increase in admissions for narcotic pain killers as compared to the previous decade. The study notes that the increase was seen across every demographic with no regard to race, age, gender or socio-economic status.
“Narcotic abuse is so difficult to combat,” begins a spokesperson for Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center. “After all, there truly are legitimate uses for narcotics, making them easy to acquire. The use of narcotics isn’t the evil; the abuse is the evil. There are some states in which it is easier than other places to obtain prescription painkillers. People will travel to those states, acquire several prescriptions and then head back to their state to sell or use those drugs. It’s an epidemic that is getting out of hand, and we need lawmakers to step in and take control by enacting laws that will protect the public. An interstate drug database would be ideal for this type of abuse.”
Statistics show that the cost of drug and narcotic abuse is over $484 billion annually, including increased healthcare costs, lost job wages, traffic accidents and crime.
Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center is highly skilled in assisting families put their lives back together when affected by prescription drug abuse. And, for the past 13 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 13 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.
