Substance abuse is a problem plaguing many American families and for those attempting to cope with the problem of drug abuse, it affects nearly every facet of life.
Unfortunately, many times the types of substances abused by young people are ones commonly found or easily acquired. The newest substances to emerge on the drug front are chemicals termed as “bath salts”, a potentially deadly combination of substances whose high has been compared to cocaine coupled with hallucinations.
“These products are clearly not intended for bathing,” begins a spokesperson for Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center. “In fact, these substances aren’t even intended for human consumption. Unfortunately, there are ways to use a product other than its intended purpose and when trying to get high, it’s astounding the ways that individuals, particularly youngsters, learn to manipulate otherwise legal substances to produces the desired effect. We need to help those individuals utilize their creative juices for innovations that are productive and make society better, as a whole. Vigilance and communication is key.”
Bath salts are commonly sold at smoke shops, gas stations, tattoo and piercing parlors and are marketed under a variety of names such as Ivory Wave, Bolivian Bath Blue Silk, Charge+, Ivory Snow, and Ocean Burst, to name a few. Immediate effects of bath salts include paranoia, agitation, hallucinations and chest pain. In addition, the potential for suicide when using these substances and for days after seems to be an increased, ongoing issue.
If you know or suspect that your teen or young adult is abusing bath salts or any other type of substance, Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center offers professional intervention services to assist you in getting them the help that they need to recover. 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.
