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State Rehab Information -
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 Inhalants
Abuse
There are so many
different side effects associated
with all types of drug abuse. From
drinking alcohol to inhaling
household chemicals...from the
sublime to the extreme. Teens
and pre-teens in greater numbers are
testing the drug invested waters
with inebriation, stealing their
parent's prescription medications or
by inhaling dangerous chemicals.
Inhaling in any way shape or form is
inhalant abuse. It needs to stop
immediately.
Once you have decided to seek help
either for yourself or for a loved
one or colleague, educating yourself
on the treatment options should be
your first step. The following
information is an overview of
alcohol and drug (including
inhalants) treatment rehab options. |
Alliance for Consumer Education
(ACE) posted a news article as
recently as May, 2008 out of
Covington, Louisiana:
From St. Tammany News
The St. Tammany News reported last
week that an 18-year-old driver was
abusing computer duster before
causing a wreck involving three cars
and eight people. Adrian Adels was
driving on Highway 190 in Louisiana
at 7:00 PM and misjudged the
distance to the exit, hitting two
other cars.
According to Covington Police
Lieutenant Jack West, his vehicle
"went through the curb dividing the
highway, sending 1- and 2-foot
chucks of concrete flying into the
two other vehicles. He finally came
to a stop on a steel culvert that
hooked the undercarriage of his
car."
The eight people involved were
treated in nearby hospitals. One of
the cars held a mother, father, and
their small child. Fortunately,
everyone was released with only
minor to moderate injuries.
People on the highway who witnessed
the accident "reported Adels was
traveling at a high rate of speed
and was driving erratically."
The passengers in Adels' car said
that they had been abusing the
computer duster while Adels was
driving. Lt. West found two cans in
the car along with two plastic bags.
Charges against Adels are pending
and include driving while
intoxicated as well as negligent
injury. Lt. West did not know why
Adels had not been charged yet.
Faithful readers of the blog will
notice both the frequency of driving
while abusing inhalants as well as
the inhalant of choice - computer
dusters, almost 100% of the time.
Why is this? Why are people huffing
dust remover while driving but
ignoring other inhalants? It could
be that for every person that is
found abusing inhalants and driving,
there are fifty who are 'dusting' at
home or with friends and not getting
caught.
(source) |
 Source:
National Drug Intelligence Center |
(source)
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 Damage
to Society
In the State of Louisiana, the effects
of drug and alcohol abuse goes way
past the the damage done to the
addicts themselves. In terms of time
lost on the job, to the health
system inundated by illness and
overdoses to communities harmed by
the crime rate caused by addicts
looking to steal anything in order
to get their next fix, to families
living a nightmare as they watch
helplessly as their loved one goes
further down the chutes. The
rollercoaster of emotions, concern
and anger seems like a never ending
ride the abuser puts his friends and
family through. Failures in the past
with drug rehab centers further numb
the addict to any hope of a future
without drugs. It truly can appear
hopeless. Parents in particular
looking to help their children can
succumb themselves to desperate
measures and with multiple failed
attempts to get their kids the
proper help can become apathetic
themselves. |
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Treatment
Center Changes Needed
Just in the state of Louisiana, there
are many different types of drug
rehab and treatment facilities. In
the United States, there are
thousands of drug rehab and
treatment centers. Of course the
common goal of all addiction
treatment programs is to help end
addiction for the individual. In
Louisiana and across the United
States, a variety of techniques and
methods are being used. Some of the
well known treatment methods in
Louisiana include the twelve step
method, relapse prevention,
one-on-one counseling, drug
rehabilitation, behavioral
modification, cognitive therapy,
support groups, sober living,
therapeutic communities, AA , NA,
inpatient, and outpatient drug rehab
programs. There are many types of
treatment centers available in
Louisiana, so making a decision can be
difficult. Unfortunately, many
uninformed people in Louisiana go from
rehab to rehab looking for the one
that is right for them.
In Louisiana, there are many attempts
being made to meet the needs of
alcoholics, but statistics show
success rates to be dismally low.
What is needed and wanted is a drug
and alcohol treatment which not only
handles physical addiction, but
finds the underlying reasons why a
person turns to drugs and alcohol in
order to free the person forever.
What Louisiana addicts, alcoholics and
their family, friends and loved ones
need is a real and effective drug
rehab treatment center. One where
they are not on a time schedule or
use other drugs to get the addict
off the original drugs or alcohol.
The addict needs a reliable proven
program where when they are done,
their drug addiction is a thing of
the past and they are now able to
live full productive lives free of
the stronghold of drugs or alcohol. |
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Narconon
Narconon Riverbend produces
graduates who are DRUG FREE and
ALCOHOL FREE AND CONTRIBUTING
MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
 Narconon
Riverbend has a success rate in
excess of 70%, as compared to 15-20%
for more traditional treatments.
Narconon Riverbend is a long-term
treatment facility.
The Narconon program steps are
entirely drug-free; that is, the
Narconon drug and alcohol rehab
treatment program does not use drugs
or medications to solve the problems
caused by drugs and/or alcohol, but
does use nutrition and nutritional
supplements as an important
component of its delivery. Thus the
program is neither a psychiatric nor
medical, but a social education
model of rehabilitation.
A Narconon Program Graduate is
someone:
Who has completed the Narconon drug
rehab program; Who knows he is, in
fact, capable of living a drug-free
life thereafter; Who has improved
his or her ability to learn and thus
can accept new ideas on how to
change life for the better; Who has
personally absorbed the fundamentals
of ethics and morality well enough
that he or she can be productive and
contributive to society and will
have no further troubles with the
justice system; Who knows how to
solve the problems of life in a
rational manner to the best of his
ability, without the use of
mind-altering drugs and alcohol. |
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