The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) recently announced the 2011 dates for National Drug Facts week as October 31 – November 6, 2011.
Every year, NIDA designates a week to focus on the effects of drug use and to shatter the myths surrounding drug abuse. It encourages schools around the country to get involved in educating its students about these myths to try and help decrease drug and alcohol abuse.
“National Drug Facts Week plays an important part in educating young people of the dangers of dug and alcohol use,” begins a spokesperson for Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center. “Setting aside a specific week within the school year to focus on America’s drug epidemic also helps parents to open up a dialogue in the home about the importance of not participating in any type of drug experimentation or underage drinking. After all, education is the foundation of drug abuse prevention.”
NIDA reports that daily marijuana use increased from 2009 to 2010 among 8th, 10th and 12th graders. After several years of decline, NIDA now reports an increase in the use of Ecstasy among 8th and 10th graders.
If you suspect that your teen may be experimenting with drugs, you can help them by utilizing professional intervention services which are offered by Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center.
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. Walters, 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.
