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Illinois Addiction Rehab Information

If you are looking to overcome chemical dependency - be it drugs or alcohol - in the state of Illinois, Drug and Alcohol Rehab Reference Center is here to provide support and advice at no cost or obligation to you. Fill out the form to the right and we'll contact you to answer your questions whether it's for yourself or someone you know.

The state of Illinois 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 Illinois drug rehab program meets every individual's needs.  Fill out the form to the right to set up the time best to contact you.

Illinois Drug Use Information

According to the DEA (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration), Marijuana is the most widely available and used illicit drug in Illinois. Along with imported marijuana from Mexico, local marijuana production in both outdoor and indoor cultivation sites is increasing in many areas.

Chicago is unique among American cities in that heroin from all four source areas-South America, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, and to a lesser extent Mexico-is available on a consistent basis from year to year.

Mexico-based trafficking organizations transport metric-ton quantities of cocaine from the southwest border into Illinois—primarily to Chicago—on a regular basis. Brokers arrange the transportation at the southwest border and then travel to the Chicago area to oversee the delivery to local cells. The Chicago area further serves as a distribution hub, supplying other cities throughout the Midwest and as far east as New York City.

Methamphetamine is the principal drug of concern in the rural areas of central and southern Illinois. Illinois is faced with a two-pronged methamphetamine problem. First, large quantities of methamphetamine produced by Mexico-based Drug Trafficking Organizations are transported to the state, mostly from California and Mexico. Typically, they use established distribution channels that they use for other drugs. Outlaw motorcycle gangs and Hispanic street gangs control the retail distribution of methamphetamine. There is increasing evidence that methamphetamine is being distributed in the Chicago area, most likely the result of rising availability of the drug as more Mexico-produced methamphetamine destined for markets in other areas transits Chicago. Second, small-scale methamphetamine laboratories have proliferated greatly in many areas of the state.

Current investigations indicate that diversion of hydrocodone products such as Vicodin®, oxycodone products such as OxyContin®, and pseudoephedrine continues to be a problem in Illinois. Primary methods of diversion being reported are the 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). Benzodiazepines (such as alprazolam), methylphenidate, and methadone were also identified as being among the most commonly abused and diverted pharmaceuticals in Illinois.
 
 

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Drug statistics for state of Arizona

Drug Related Statistics from the White House Drug Policy for the State of Illinois
 
►Among Illinois students surveyed during 2006, 14.5% of 8th graders, 29.1% of 10th graders and 35.8% of 12th graders reported using marijuana with the past year..
►OxyContin remains a highly abused substance in the state
►Drug trafficking organizations based in Mexico transport metric-ton quantities of cocaine from the southwest border into Illinois, primarily to Chicago, on a regular basis.
 
 
 
 

drug addictionThe life cycle of addiction begins with a problem, discomfort or some form of emotional or physical pain a person is experiencing. The person finds this very difficult to deal with. Once the person takes a drug, he feels relief from the discomfort, even though the relief is only temporary. That drink or drug is adopted as a solution to the problem and the individual places value on the substance. (complete article on the The Life Cycle and Mechanics of Addiction.)

  
 
 
 

Drug Abuse Facts

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
 
 

National Drug Threat Summary

The National Drug Intelligence Center National Drug Threat Assessment

NDICThe trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs inflict tremendous harm upon individuals, families, and communities throughout the country. The violence, intimidation, theft, and financial crimes carried out by drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), criminal groups, gangs, and drug users in the United States pose a significant threat to our nation. The cost to society from drug production, trafficking, and abuse is difficult to fully measure or convey; however, the most recent data available are helpful in framing the extent of the threat. For example:

  • More than 35 million individuals used illicit drugs or abused prescription drugs in 2007.
     
  • In 2006 individuals entered public drug treatment facilities more than 1 million times seeking assistance in ending their addiction to illicit or prescription drugs.
     
  • More than 1,100 children were injured at, killed at, or removed from methamphetamine laboratory sites from 2007 through September 2008.
     
  • For 2009 the federal government has allocated more than $14 billion for drug treatment and prevention, counterdrug law enforcement, drug interdiction, and international counterdrug assistance.
     
  • In September 2008 there were nearly 100,000 inmates in federal prisons convicted and sentenced for drug offenses, representing more than 52 percent of all federal prisoners.
     
  • In 2007 more than 1.8 million drug-related arrests in the United States were carried out by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
     
  • Mexican and Colombian DTOs generate, remove, and launder between $18 billion and $39 billion in wholesale drug proceeds annually.
     
  • Diversion of controlled prescription drugs costs insurance companies up to $72.5 billion annually, nearly two-thirds of which is paid by public insurers.
 
 
 
 


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