Connecticut Drug and Alcohol Rehabs

Connecticut Addiction Rehab Information

There are so many different drug rehab treatment program options that trying to make a decision during a difficult time makes it almost overwhelming. We provide trained counselors who can go over your options, from long-term to short-term treatments, in-patent and out-patient, different philosophies behind the different treatment programs as well as the costs involved.

The state of Connecticut provides several drug and alcohol rehab programs for adults and adolescents. With so many choices, one would think it wouldn't be too difficult to select a program, but you would be wrong. There are just about as many drug rehab treatment philosophies as there are drug and alcohol rehab centers.

Some programs do not offer drug detox programs and thus refer out for this addiction treatment service. Others believe addiction is a disease forever leaving the addict in a problem stripping them of their freedom of choice to overcome addiction and sentencing them to a lifetime of alcoholism or being a drug addict and thus, opening the door to relapse.

Another aspect of selecting a drug rehab treatment program is whether the user should attend a program close to home or not. Sometimes selecting a program far from home is key to success especially when choosing long-term inpatient treatment programs. This provides a "trigger-free" environment which distances the individual from negative reinforcements for their addictive behavior.

Drug and Alcohol Rehab Reference Center's staff is experienced in matching drug rehab needs with the proper facility. Not every Connecticut drug rehab program meets every individual's needs.  Fill out the form to the right to set up the time best to contact you.

Connecticut Drug Use Information

According to the DEA (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration), heroin and cocaine in powder and crack form are the greatest drug threats in Connecticut. Located in close proximity to NYC, Connecticut is an important transit and destination area for drugs.

Cocaine is still a popular drug of choice and still widely abused in Connecticut, with crack historically preferred over powder. Traditionally, most organizations in Connecticut have purchased previously processed crack cocaine directly from New York-based suppliers, but recently, suppliers have offered substantial price reductions for the powder form. When needed, cocaine is converted to crack cocaine locally, although wholesale dealers increasingly prefer to sell powder in the interest of greater profit.

Demand for heroin is increasingly high, and it remains easily accessible making heroin the primary threat to Connecticut. In addition to increased availability of low cost, high purity heroin that can be effectively snorted or smoked rather than injected, heroin popularity (as well as an increase in residential and commercial burglaries) is fueled in part by the significant amount of diverted Oxycontin and Hydrocodone. Users become quickly addicted to the analgesics and have to switch to lower cost, readily available bags of heroin. This practice has led to an increase of heroin overdoses throughout the state, and a significant increase of heroin users at substance abuse clinics statewide, the primary reason patients are in those clinics.

Marijuana can still be obtained throughout Connecticut. The majority of high grade marijuana available in Connecticut comes from either Canada, out of state indoor grow operations, Mexico, and or the Southwest areas of the U.S. Marijuana is readily available in the state of Connecticut for individual use and available in multi-ounce/pound quantities for wholesale distribution.

Diverted pharmaceuticals such as OxyContin, Vicodin, Oxycodone, Hydocodone, Methadone, Ritalin, Xanax and Diazepam, are highly abused in Connecticut. The diversion and abuse of prescription opiates such as OxyContin, Vicodin, and Percocet are increasing rapidly. Diverted pharmaceuticals , as much as 80%, are usually stolen from medicine cabinets, doctor shopping, and/or overnight mailed into the region from other parts of the US. Most users within the state, as much as 80%, report their first exposure , is from someone who stole it from a cabinet or handed out pills from their own prescription. Local independent dealers and abusers are the primary retail-level distributors of diverted pharmaceuticals in Connecticut.

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Drug Related Statistics from the White House Drug Policy for the State of Connecticut
 

►Cocaine is widely abused in Connecticut, with crack being preferred over powder.

►MDMA (ecstasy) is readily available and abused in Connecticut and is a popular drug of choice among college age individuals.

►Along with cocaine, heroin is the greatest drug threat in Connecticut and its abuse remains widespread,

Drug cravings seem insurmountable to the drug addict. Their cravings are so intense and uncomfortable that it induces the addict to commit acts such as stealing from one’s own family in order to get more drugs. The addict does things that he normally wouldn’t do, were he not addicted. These misdeeds make it even more difficult for the addict to face and confront the situation. 

Drug Abuse Facts

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Methods of acquiring prescription drugs for abuse include “doctor-shopping,” traditional drug-dealing, theft from pharmacies or homes, illicitly acquiring prescription drugs via the Internet, and from friends or relatives.

DEA( U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration