Drug Addiction and/or Alcoholism is not something most people can over come by themselves. A Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab 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 Rehab Center are:
- Does the Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center have proper credentials?
- How much does a Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program cost?
- What is the success rate of the Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program in question?
Many people find that speaking to a counselor or Registered Addiction Specialist is extremely helpful when deciding on a Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehab Facility. Drug Counselors in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts and can increase your chances of getting into the correct Alcohol Treatment and Drug Treatment Program that will best address your treatment needs.
If you would like to speak with a Registered Addiction Specialist regarding Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Centers in Massachusetts, call our toll-free number and one of our drug counselors will assist you in finding a Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility. 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 Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility.
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In the state of Massachusetts, cocaine and heroin continue to be the primary drugs of abuse. Colombian and Dominican drug traffickers dominate the distribution throughout the state. OxyContin remains extremely popular in Massachusetts and has been seen as a “gateway drug” to heroin use.
Due to Massachusetts’s severe drug problem, many drug rehabilitation programs have been created to help people on their road to recovery. For those who are addicted to drugs or alcohol, don’t attempt to recover from your addiction alone. It’s all too easy to get discouraged and rationalize “just one more” hit or pill. Whether you choose to go to rehab, rely on self-help programs, get therapy, or take a self-directed treatment approach, support is essential. Recovering from drug addiction is much easier when you have people you can lean on for encouragement, comfort, and guidance.
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 | 531 | 59 | 190 | 283 | 472 |
| Past Year Marijuana Use | 732 | 83 | 276 | 373 | 649 |
| Past Month Marijuana Use | 427 | 44 | 167 | 216 | 383 |
| Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana | 222 | 23 | 71 | 127 | 199 |
| Past Year Cocaine Use | 162 | 8 | 60 | 95 | 154 |
| Past Year Nonmedical Pain Reliever Use | 307 | 32 | 110 | 165 | 275 |
| Perception of Great Risk of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month | 1,515 | 138 | 108 | 1,268 | 1,377 |
| Average Annual Number of Marijuana Initiates | 59 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 29 |
| ALCOHOL | |||||
| Past Month Alcohol Use | 3,280 | 95 | 516 | 2,669 | 3,185 |
| Past Month Binge Alcohol Use | 1,448 | 59 | 378 | 1,011 | 1,389 |
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Perception of Great Risk of Drinking Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week |
1,931 | 175 | 192 | 1,564 | 1,756 |
| Past Month Alcohol Use (Persons Aged 12 to 20) | 264 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Past Month Binge Alcohol Use (Persons Aged 12 to 20) | 195 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| TOBACCO PRODUCTS | |||||
| Past Month Tobacco Product Use | 1,427 | 68 | 306 | 1,054 | 1,360 |
| Past Month Cigarette Use | 1,159 | 49 | 255 | 855 | 1,110 |
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Perception of Great Risk of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day |
4,095 | 364 | 526 | 3,206 | 3,732 |
| PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE, .USE, AND TREATMENT | |||||
| Illicit Drug Dependence | 110 | 14 | 50 | 47 | 96 |
| Illicit Drug Dependence or Abuse | 155 | 25 | 70 | 59 | 129 |
| Alcohol Dependence | 186 | 9 | 55 | 122 | 177 |
| Alcohol Dependence or Abuse | 486 | 31 | 148 | 307 | 456 |
| Alcohol or Illicit Drug Dependence or Abuse | 580 | 46 | 181 | 352 | 534 |
| Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Illicit Drug Use | 140 | 24 | 67 | 49 | 116 |
| Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Alcohol Use | 477 | 30 | 146 | 300 | 447 |
| SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS | -- | -- | 127 | 387 | 513 |
| HAVING AT LEAST ONE MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE | -- | 41 | 66 | 310 | 375 |
Massachusetts Drug Use and Drug-Related Crime
- During 2007 Massachusetts law enforcement agencies reported 20,626 arrests for drug abuse violations to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).
- The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported 540 drug arrests in Massachusetts during 2007.
- According to 2005-2006 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), approximately 537,000 (10%) of Massachusetts citizens (ages 12 or older) reported past month use of an illicit drug.
- Additional 2005-2006 NSDUH results indicate that 157,000 (2.92%) Massachusetts citizens reported illicit drug dependence or abuse within the past year. Approximately 118,000 (2.19%) reported past year illicit drug dependence.
- During 2007, authorities reported that there were no children affected by methamphetamine laboratories in Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts Enacts Full Parity for Addiction Treatment: Massachusetts recently enacted legislation requiring state health insurance agencies to provide unlimited coverage for medically necessary treatment of substance use disorders and other mental health conditions.
- During 2007, there were 64,180 drug/alcohol treatment admissions in Massachusetts. There were 62,211 such treatment admissions in the state during 2006. During 2005, there were 57,760 treatment admissions in Massachusetts. Heroin admissions represented more than 40% of treatment admissions during each of these 3 years.
- In the state of Massachusetts it is estimated that there will be around 29,733 DUI's, and 354 deaths due to intoxicated driving this year. Statistics also show that there will be 1,802 deaths related to alcohol abuse, 9,237 tobacco related deaths, and 360 deaths due to illicit drug use.
- It is believed that there are around 310,646 marijuana users, 50,905 cocaine addicts, and 2,883 heroin addicts living in Massachusetts. It is also estimated that there are 136,037 people abusing prescription drugs, 12,977 people that use inhalants, and 23,103 people who use hallucinogens.
- In Massachusetts, there will be around 39,215 people arrested this year for drug related charges.
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Cocaine:
- Cocaine is readily available from gram to kilogram quantities throughout the state. New York had been the primary source area; however investigative efforts confirm increased transportation of the drug directly from the Mexican-United States border, as well as Florida and Georgia. Cocaine is transported in multi-kilogram quantities via commercial transit, tractor trailers, and vehicles equipped with hidden compartments. It is also imported via mail services, commercial transit and livery services. Importers are of Colombian and Dominican origin, along with the emergence of Mexican drug trafficking organizations importing cocaine into the region. The drugs retail distribution continues among all ethnic groups. Cocaine prices and purity levels remain stable. Crack cocaine is converted locally and/or obtained from New York, Florida and Puerto Rico. African -American violators and street gang members continue to dominate the drugs’ distribution. Abuse remains widespread and crack continues to be reported as the drug of choice within Boston city limits.
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Heroin:
- Heroin is readily available from gram to kilogram quantities throughout the state. Historically, New York had been the primary source area, with the drug entering by interstate highway via publicly and privately operated vehicles equipped with hidden compartments. However, there continues to be increased transport of the drug directly from source countries and/or the southwestern United States. The primary suppliers are of Colombian and Dominican origin, with retail distribution among all ethnic groups. Heroin distribution and use continues throughout the state. While prices have remained low at both the wholesale and retail level, heroin purity levels have begun to fluctuate with both extremely high and low purity levels encountered at the street level. Abuse continues to be widespread.
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Methamphetamine:
- Methamphetamine is available in limited quantities and is transported via express mail packages from California and the southwestern United States. Recent seizures reflect the availability of crystal methamphetamine. Methamphetamine is rarely abused throughout the state, but prevalent among young adults between the ages of 18 to 25, members of the homosexual community and occasionally abused by individuals in their late 30s to early 40s.
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Club Drugs:
- In the state of Massachusetts, MDMA is widely available and in significant quantities. MDMA is found at rave parties, legitimate nightclubs, on college campuses across the state as well as among members of the homosexual community. Today, MDMA is primarily transported into New England via the New York-Vermont border with increased involvement by Asian drug trafficking organizations. There is limited abuse of club drugs such as Ketamine and GHB.
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Marijuana:
- Marijuana remains readily available in all areas of the state with the majority of commercial-grade product originating in Mexico or the Southwest region of the United States; however, marijuana of both Colombian and Jamaican origin has been encountered. Hydroponic marijuana, which is cultivated predominately in Canada, also continues to be available. Personal use quantities of hashish continue to arrive in Boston on flights from the Netherlands and other source countries. The majority of the marijuana is imported from the southwest border via aircraft, land vehicles, and delivery services.
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Pharmaceuticals and Other Drugs:
- Oxycodone products continue to be diverted in the state. Percocet®, Roxicet® and OxyContin® are readily available in Massachusetts. OxyContin® continues to be the preferred pharmaceutical drug of abuse and is widely available. The drug has been obtained from such areas as Arizona, Florida and Nevada for distribution in the Massachusetts area. Traffickers continue to divert OxyContin® via express mail shipments into the greater Boston area. Along with well organized doctor shopping rings, forged and/or altered prescriptions and diversion from individuals’ prescriptions are the most commonly found diversion methods in the state.
- Current investigations indicate that diversion of oxycodone products such as OxyContin® continues to be a problem in Massachusetts. Primary methods of diversion are via illegal sale and distribution by health care professionals and workers, “doctor shopping” (going to a number of doctors to obtain prescriptions for a controlled pharmaceutical), forged prescriptions, employee theft, pharmacy theft, and the Internet. Methadone and Vicodin® were also identified as being among the most commonly abused and diverted pharmaceuticals in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts was one of the original 13 states and is one of the 6 New England states lying in the northeastern corner of the country. Massachusetts (officially called a commonwealth) is bounded to the north by Vermont and New Hampshire, to the east and southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by Rhode Island and Connecticut, and to the west by New York. It is the sixth smallest of the U.S. states in area. The capital is Boston. English explorer and colonist John Smith named the state for the Massachusetts tribe, whose name meant “near the great hill”—believed to refer to Blue Hill, which rises south of Boston in an otherwise flat area. Massachusetts’s residents represent an amalgamation of the prototypical Yankee spirit of an earlier America and the energies of the later immigrants who flocked to its cities in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Massachusetts’s Demographics
- Population (2006 American Community Survey): 6,437,1931
- Race/Ethnicity (2006 American Community Survey): 82.8% white; 6.1% black/African American; 0.2% American Indian/Alaska Native; 4.8% Asian; 0.1% Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander; 4.3% other; 1.7% two or more races; 7.9% Hispanic/Latino origin (of any race)