Tom Lewis was someone that got hooked on methamphetamine at an early age and unfortunately used meth for most of his adolescent life. "I was completely consumed by it." he said in a recent interview. "I went to several rehabs before I finally turned my life around."
Right now, methamphetamine use is on the rise and the number of people needing drug treatment for addiction to this drug is shocking. According to reports the number of 12 - 17 year olds admitted to treatment for meth addiction more than doubled between 1994 and 2004.
Although meth abuse is mostly concentrated in the Midwest region of our country, the drug is slowly creeping into all areas of the United States leaving behind devastation for anyone unfortunate enough to fall victim to this drug.
Meth, speed, crank, crystal, ice, chalk, or zip are just a few of the street names for methamphetamine, a drug made entirely from things you can buy in your local convenience store. The drug, made up of things like brake fluid, lye, pseudoephedrine, and drain cleaner is not only negatively affecting those addicted but their families as U.S. Child Welfare workers removed more than 3,000 children from the labs during a one year period.
And as methamphetamine labs continue to run rampant throughout our country those lucky enough to enter an effective treatment program can live to explain its devastation in hopes to stop the abuse of this drug.
Thankfully for Mr. Lewis, he was able to successfully recover from meth addiction. In 2008, he enrolled in Narconon Louisiana, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility. "I never thought that I wanted to live a life without drugs. I was able to see that I could not only get clean, but I could stay clean." Lewis believes that he was one of the lucky ones to escape the grips of methamphetamine "It gets you. I had no concept of what it was doing to my body, mind, or family. I was completely sucked into the meth world."
Narconon Louisiana is a long-term inpatient facility located just outside of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Unlike traditional rehabs, Narconon Louisiana does not subscribe to the idea that addiction is a disease. Instead, the program focuses on the underlying reasons why a person uses drugs in the first place. Once those issues are isolated and handled, the individual no longer feels the need to use drugs as solution to these issues.
In addition to handling the underlying issues centered on drug abuse, Narconon Louisiana has a unique detoxification program that rids the body of harmful residue left behind by drugs. As a result, there is a dramatic decrease in physical drug cravings that so often lead to relapse and are the downfall of sobriety.
If you or anyone you know is addicted to methamphetamine and in need of a successful drug treatment program, contact Narconon Louisiana through the web or call Jeff Lukas at 866-422-4650.
