Drug Addiction and/or Alcoholism is not something most people can over come by themselves. A Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility is usually the best opportunity individuals have to beat drug and/or alcohol addiction and get their lives back on track. Some things to look for when deciding on a Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility are:
- Does the Alcohol Treatment and Drug Treatment Facility have proper credentials?
- How much does a Drug Rehab and Alcoholism Treatment Program cost?
- What is the success rate of the Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center in question?
Many people find that speaking to a counselor or Registered Addiction Specialist is extremely helpful when deciding on a Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility. Drug Counselors in North Carolina are a good source of information for figuring out what the best treatment option is for an individual. They are familiar with many of the programs in North Carolina and can increase your chances of getting into the correct Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program that will best address your treatment needs.
If you would like to speak with a Registered Addiction Specialist regarding Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehab Programs in North Carolina, call our toll-free number and one of our drug counselors will assist you in finding a Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program. You can also fill out our form if you would like an Addiction Specialist to contact you directly and help you or your loved one find the appropriate Drug Rehab and Alcoholism Treatment Program.
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Drug Rehabs North Carolina
North Carolina is considered a secondary regional distribution hub for most illicit drugs. Intelligence indicates a direct correlation between the increase in drug trafficking and the influx of illegal aliens and foreign nationals into the state. This reality is aided by the extensive highway and interstate infrastructure that connects North Carolina to northern Georgia and other states along the Eastern Seaboard. North Carolina has one of the fastest growing populations: It is currently the 10th most populated state in the United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population at nearly 9.1 million during 2007 and projected that by 2025 the state will have 11.4 million residents, ranking it as the 8th largest state in the nation.
The exponential rise in North Carolina’s drug problem has created a need for more drug rehab programs. Drug rehab and alcohol rehab centers offer a variety of treatment programs that can meet individual’s needs and offer sustained help. Programs located in North Carolina may include inpatient, residential, outpatient, extended care, and/or short-stay options. While alcohol and drug addiction progress through predictable stages, each individual's experience has quite personal and unique characteristics. It takes a trained professional, either a physician or therapist specializing in addiction, to make an accurate diagnosis and prescribe the most appropriate treatment program.
2006-2007 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health:
Below is a table with data pertaining to the Selected Drug Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, Average Annual Marijuana Initiates, Past Year Substance Dependence or Abuse, Needing But Not Receiving Treatment, Serious Psychological Distress, and Having at Least One Major Depressive, by Age Group: Estimated Numbers (in Thousands), Annual Averages Based on 2006-2007 NSDUHs
| ILLICIT DRUGS |
Age 12+ |
Age 12-17 |
Age 18-25 |
Age 26+ |
Age 18+ |
| Past Month Illicit Drug Use | 522 | 67 | 165 | 289 | 455 |
| Past Year Marijuana Use | 673 | 86 | 230 | 356 | 587 |
| Past Month Marijuana Use | 385 | 45 | 136 | 204 | 340 |
| Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana | 262 | 34 | 76 | 153 | 229 |
| Past Year Cocaine Use | 176 | 9 | 62 | 105 | 167 |
| Past Year Nonmedical Pain Reliever Use | 344 | 49 | 113 | 182 | 295 |
| Perception of Great Risk of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month | 3,047 | 245 | 227 | 2,576 | 2,803 |
| Average Annual Number of Marijuana Initiates | 66 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| ALCOHOL | |||||
| Past Month Alcohol Use | 3,082 | 102 | 484 | 2,495 | 2,980 |
| Past Month Binge Alcohol Use | 1,491 | 59 | 334 | 1,098 | 1,432 |
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Perception of Great Risk of Drinking Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week |
3,310 | 292 | 299 | 2,718 | 3,018 |
| Past Month Alcohol Use (Persons Aged 12 to 20) | 280 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Past Month Binge Alcohol Use (Persons Aged 12 to 20) | 180 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| TOBACCO PRODUCTS | |||||
| Past Month Tobacco Product Use | 2,263 | 98 | 396 | 1,769 | 2,165 |
| Past Month Cigarette Use | 1,885 | 79 | 351 | 1,455 | 1,806 |
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Perception of Great Risk of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day |
5,412 | 510 | 637 | 4,265 | 4,901 |
| PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE, .USE, AND TREATMENT | |||||
| Illicit Drug Dependence | 145 | 17 | 55 | 73 | 128 |
| Illicit Drug Dependence or Abuse | 207 | 31 | 78 | 98 | 175 |
| Alcohol Dependence | 205 | 12 | 56 | 136 | 193 |
| Alcohol Dependence or Abuse | 470 | 30 | 138 | 302 | 440 |
| Alcohol or Illicit Drug Dependence or Abuse | 590 | 49 | 179 | 362 | 541 |
| Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Illicit Drug Use1 | 189 | 29 | 73 | 86 | 160 |
| Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Alcohol Use | 453 | 30 | 134 | 289 | 423 |
| SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS | -- | -- | 150 | 565 | 715 |
| HAVING AT LEAST ONE MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE | -- | 62 | 78 | 429 | 507 |
North Carolina Drug Use and Drug-Related Crime
- During 2007, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported making 305 arrests for drug violations in North Carolina.
- During 2007, there were 23,710 arrests for marijuana possession in North Carolina.
- According to 2005-2006 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), approximately 549,000 (8%) of North Carolina citizens (ages 12 or older) reported past month use of an illicit drug.
- Approximately 2.9 million (40.76%) North Carolina citizens reported that using marijuana occasionally (once a month) was a “great risk”.
- Additional 2005-2006 NSDUH results indicate that 217,000 (3.04%) North Carolina citizens reported illicit drug dependence or abuse within the past year. Approximately 145,000 (2.02%) reported past year illicit drug dependence.
- During 2007, the DEA and state and local authorities in North Carolina reported 153 methamphetamine lab incidents.
- More than 550,000 dosage units of MDMA were seized by Federal agencies in North Carolina during 2007.
- During 2007, authorities reported that there was 1 child injured and another 28 children affected by methamphetamine laboratories in North Carolina.
- There were 20,822 admissions to drug/alcohol treatment in North Carolina in 2007. During 2006, there were 17,882 admissions to drug/alcohol treatment in North Carolina. In 2005, there were 24,305 such treatment admissions.
- According to 2005-2006 NSDUH data, approximately 192,000 (2.69%) North Carolina citizens reported needing but not receiving treatment for illicit drug use within the past year.
- In the state of North Carolina it is estimated that there will be around 40,908 DUI's, and 487 deaths due to intoxicated driving this year. Statistics also show that there will be 2,479 deaths related to alcohol abuse, 12,709 tobacco related deaths, and 495 deaths due to illicit drug use.
- It is believed that there are around 427,397 marijuana users, 70,037 cocaine addicts, and 3,967 heroin addicts living in North Carolina. It is also estimated that there are 187,164 people abusing prescription drugs, 17,854 people that use inhalants, and 31,785 people who use hallucinogens.
- In North Carolina, there will be around 53,953 people arrested this year for drug related charges.
- Poly-Drug: Mexican traffickers and Mexican DTOs play an increasingly dominant role in the importation and distribution of illegal drugs within North Carolina. Mexican poly-drug organizations are the largest foreign threat in the state, predominantly trafficking in cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and heroin.
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Marijuana:
- Marijuana is one of the most prevalent drugs in North Carolina. Outdoor marijuana cultivation is common throughout the state. The Mexican DTOs import multi-hundred pound quantities through the Southwest Border area from Mexico for in-state consumption and further distribution to surrounding states and the Northeast. Marijuana is trafficked via the U.S. Postal Service, express mail and air freight services as well as by traditional land conveyances.
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Cocaine:
- Recent intelligence indicates that cocaine HCl is less available in the state than it has been in previous years. Though seizures for 2008 increased, there was a noted decline in availability beginning in July, 2008. This phenomenon is due to the combined efforts of domestic and international law enforcement entities impeding the movement of cocaine through Mexico into the U.S. Cocaine Hydrochloride is usually conveyed in private or commercial vehicles. Commonly, shipments into North Carolina by Mexican organizations are used to supply crack cocaine distribution networks that further present an enormous social threat to North Carolina's inner city communities.
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Methamphetamine:
- Clandestine production of methamphetamine was a statewide epidemic; however, seizures stabilized by the end of 2005. Though there was a very small increase in the number of clandestine lab seizures over the last year, the amount of meth seizures were significantly decreased. This was due to coordinated efforts of law enforcement operations and sales regulation of precursor chemicals such as pseudoephedrine, iodine, and anhydrous ammonia, necessary for the production of methamphetamine.
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Heroin:
- Heroin use and availability is growing in North Carolina. It crisscrosses the state and is present in every metropolitan area. Statistics indicate a 77 percent increase in heroin seizures in the last year (2007 – 2008). Mexican DTOs transport small consignments of Mexican brown and black tar heroin from the Southwest Border states to North Carolina using private and commercial vehicles and express parcel services.
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Club Drugs:
- Ecstasy (MDMA) has increased in popularity across the state and is especially popular with the college and high-school aged population (15- to 25-year-olds) who frequent rock concerts, bars, dance clubs, and other social venues. With more than 50 four-year colleges and universities, as well as several major military installations in North Carolina, there is a large potential market for MDMA traffickers. State and local agencies in North Carolina indicate that MDMA use is on the rise.
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Pharmaceuticals and Other Drugs:
- Other drugs of abuse that are popular in North Carolina are GHB, LSD, PCP, Ketamine, and Psilocybin. As with MDMA, the use of these drugs is especially popular at social settings with young people under the age of 25. GHB and its analogs are also used by those who frequent these outlets to target unsuspecting individuals for purposes of sexual predation. Law enforcement agencies have sporadically reported attempts to manufacture GHB locally with precursor chemicals ordered over the Internet. Local LSD and PCP distributors generally have Pacific Northwest or West Coast sources. Ketamine is reportedly diverted from local veterinary clinics or shipped to North Carolina from out-of-state sources by express mail service or private vehicle. Psilocybin mushrooms reportedly can be acquired from both local and out-of-state cultivators.
- The illegal distribution and abuse of controlled pharmaceuticals is widespread throughout North Carolina. Their appeal is simply due to the relative ease of acquisition and use. The diversion of prescription opiates, such as methadone, morphine, codeine, oxycodone and hydrocodone, continues to be a problem in the largest metropolitan centers of the state. Primary methods of diversion being reported are illegal sale and distribution by health care professionals and workers, “doctor shopping,” forged prescriptions, employee theft, and the Internet.
North Carolina lies on the Atlantic Ocean and is bordered by Virginia, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Ranges of the Appalachian Mountains, including the Great Smoky Mountains, are in the west; the Blue Ridge Mountains are in the east. Several Indian peoples inhabited the area before Europeans arrived. In the 1940s its economy improved as some of the nation’s largest military installations, including Fort Bragg, were located there. It has a large rural population but is also the leading industrial state of its region, and it has an expanding high technology industry in the Raleigh-Durham area. Products include tobacco, corn (maize), and furniture.
North Carolina's Demographics
- Population (2006 American Community Survey): 8,856,5051
- Race/ethnicity (2006 American Community Survey): 70.3% white; 21.4% black/African American; 1.1% American Indian/Alaska Native; 1.8% Asian; 0.1% Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander; 3.9% other race; 1.4% two or more races; 6.7% Hispanic/Latino (of any race)