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PRESCRIPTION PILLS -  NEW PARTY DRUGS FOR KIDS? Police and community workers report alarming rise in the recreational use of parents prescription pills for party drugs.  

Taken by themselves,  or even worse when mixed with alochol,  these drugs have caused unwitting and grave destruction including death, coma, brain damage to the unsuspecting user.

The FDA recommends keeping all such prescription medication locked away and out of the reach of children and especially teens.

 

Drug Rehab in New York Print E-mail
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What are the different alcohol and drug rehab clinics available in the state of New York ? Is it better to attend a drug treatment center in a different state or find a rehab within the state of New York? Is it better to do a rehab now to help for my legal situation or should I wait until going to court? We can help with these questions.

Addicted.org has a database of more than 4000 various drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatments for alcohol and drug dependency. It can be outpatient treatments, withdrawal management facilities, residential programs and no cost treatments in the U.S. We can suggest addiction treatment centers that fit your needs and budget.

A confidential assessment will be conducted on your first contact with a trained counselor to suggest the best addiction program options.  We have helped thousands of people across the U.S. with alcohol and drug rehab. 

Addicted.org has a unique approach. The first counselor contacted will be assigned to you until you or the loved one are actually attending a program.   You will be able to reach this counselor at anytime. When you contact Addicted.org, You are the most important person for us.

Drug facts and statistics

There are no criminal organizations leading the illegal drug traffic in New York City. It is the source point of many destinations on the east coast, Canada, and even Europe. The Columbian and Dominican organizations lead the trafficking of heroin in New York. They are importing a very pure heroin into the streets of NYC. Crystal meth is mainly what's available in New York State. Even though the meth problem is not as troublesome as other drugs, there has been an increase in the last years.

MDMA is available throughout the state. It is imported from Canada and Europe, and it involves different organized crime groups. GHB is also available, but on a smaller scale.

Most of the marijuana in New York City and upstate NY are imported from Mexico. The traffic of steroids is still a major problem. They use the internet as the system of marketing. In 2007, there was a team of law enforcement agents that were put together and did seize labs for a value of over 1 million dosage units in different forms.

Hydrocodone and oxycontin are the main pharmaceutical drugs abused in New York. They are obtained over the internet, doctor shopping, and forged prescriptions.

In 2007, there were 43,844 felony arrests that were drug related and over 100,000 total drug related arrests. There were over 500,000 persons who are abusing drugs in New York. 35% of high school students reported using marijuana. There were also 9,444 marijuana plants that were seized and destroyed. Over 2000Kgs of cocaine and 159,831 dosage units seized.

Cocaine is a fluctuating problem in the state of New York. Despite the various cocaine seizures made by the local officials all over the state of New York, cocaine remains a big problem, especially the distribution. Crack cocaine is also a problem, especially in lower income parts of major cities.

If an individual is experiencing overdose on cocaine, there are several effects which can be observed. The person’s heart will start beating either very fast, very slow, or at least at an irregular rate, he might have trouble breathing, his heart might just stop all together.

Heroin is widely available in the metropolitan area of New York; almost the entire heroin is imported into the state of New York. South America is a major distributor for New York, and they smuggle heroin through airplanes with new methods to avoid detection.

In terms of undesirable effects, heroin has a whole array. When someone uses heroin, even if only for the first time, they might experience nausea and vomiting, their body will be itching, they might also get constipated. Those are all short-term side effects of using heroin.

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References and sources:
http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/state_factsheets/newyork.html
http://whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/statelocal/ny/ny.pdf

 

Last Updated on Sunday, 15 November 2009 15:13
 

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