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Maine
Drug and Alcohol Rehabs
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Maine
Addiction Rehab
Information
Searching for a drug rehab
can be incredibly
frustrating. All the
choices available can be
extremely overwhelming at
this vulnerable time. It is
almost impossible to make a
life-changing decision with
so many options to research.
That's why we're here. To
break it down in simple
terms and to answer all your
questions.
If you are looking to
overcome chemical
dependency - be it drugs or
alcohol - in the state of
Maine, Drug and Alcohol
Rehab Reference Center is
here to provide support and
advice at no cost or
obligation to you. Either fill out
the form to the right and
we'll contact you to answer
your questions or call us
for immediate assistance at
(877) 502-1065.
The state of Maine
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 Maine
drug rehab program meets
every individual's needs.
Fill out the form to the
right to set up the time
best to contact you.
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Maine Drug Use
Information
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According
to the DEA (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration),
marijuana, historically the illicit drug of choice
in the state, is plentiful and readily available.
Year-round indoor grows are common, but high-grade
marijuana cultivated in Canada is smuggled over the
border. Commercial-grade marijuana is often obtained
from middlemen in the southern New England states
and New York. Hashish is available sporadically in
small quantities; however, the availability of the
drug by outlaw motorcycle gangs operating across the
border in Canada may change the situation in Maine.
Abuse and availability of methamphetamine have
remained stable in Aroostook County, as evidenced by
reports of “Yaba” and “Enhanced Ecstasy” seizures at
the northernmost border points. Low-quality
methamphetamine is express-mailed into the state
from California and the southwestern states.
Massachusetts-based Dominican traffickers continue
to be the primary suppliers of high quality heroin
to the Maine distributors. These distributors, who
typically transport the drug in passenger vehicles,
provide for a moderately increasing availability of
heroin in the state. While use is more prevalent in
southern communities, it is also encountered in
coastal and Canadian-border communities and has
spread into rural and remote areas.
Cocaine is available throughout the state in
fractional-ounce to kilogram quantities.
The state continues to experience an increase in the
availability of diverted pharmaceuticals. Oxycodone
products such as Percocet®, Roxicet®, Dilaudid®, and
OxyContin® are readily available. Doctor-shopping
schemes, falsified prescriptions, and illicit sale
and distribution by health-care professionals and
workers are the primary diversion methods. Canadian
pharmaceuticals, sold at cheap prices, also continue
to be smuggled into the state. Current
investigations indicate that OxyContin® diversion
continues to be a problem in Maine. Diverted
Methadone and its Suboxone alternative have also
been identified as being among the most commonly
abused and diverted pharmaceuticals in Maine. |
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Call now for Immediate
Assistance (877) 502-1065 |
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CALL
NOW for
Immediate Assistance
(877) 502-1065 |
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All calls are confidential
at no cost or
obligation to you. Or, fill
out the form below and tell us
when you want one of our
trained counselors to
contact you. |
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Drug Related Statistics from the White
House Drug Policy for the State of Maine
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►Methadone has been identified as
being among the most commonly abused and diverted pharmaceuticals in Maine. |
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►Approximately 9% of 6th graders in
Maine surveyed in 2006 reported using inhalants at least once in their lives. |
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►34,000 Maine citizens reported
needing but not receiving treatment for illicit drug use within the past year. |
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 Signs
and Symptoms of Drug Use for Parents to Watch for:
•Sudden change in behavior
•Mood swings; irritable and grumpy and then suddenly
happy and bright
•Withdrawal from family members
•Careless about personal grooming
•Loss of interest in hobbies, sports, and other
favorite activities
•Changed sleeping pattern; up at night and sleeps
during the day
•Red or glassy eyes
•Sniffly or runny nose |
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Drug Abuse Facts
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Opioid painkillers now cause
more drug overdose deaths
than cocaine and heroin
combined.
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DEA( U.S. Drug Enforcement
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Intervention Might be Necessary
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When life has become all but
unbearable, not knowing if the next
call is from the police notifying
you that someone you love is in
jail, or worse, dead, then you need
to go into action. Do do nothing is
the wrong thing to do.
Of course, some addicts are ready to
accept help, but if in your
situation the person is in denial,
then intervention may be necessary.
Recommendations based on successful
interventions include:
» Choose an appropriate drug rehab
program before the intervention and
ensure that there is immediate
availability. Workable rehab
prevents relapse. This is why we
offer our services.
» Decide who should take part in the
intervention. This should include
family members or friends that the
addict knows well and respects, not
those who will only create hostility
because of their own anger towards
the addict.
» Help show the addict the very real
reasons why they must get help. Make
the reasons applicable to their
situation. Give examples of the
issues which currently exist and
will most likely exist if they don't
get help. These issues should be
significant and devastating to the
addict. Get them to talk about them
and see how it is that way.
» The best time to do an
intervention is after a major event
such as incarceration,
hospitalization, job loss or their
significant other leaving.
» Always do an intervention when the
addict is sober.
» Never use sympathy with the
addict; instead, the intervention
should be done with concern, love
and directness. It must be
unwavering in communicating that the
family will no longer standby and
watch the addict kill themselves.
» Force the addict out of their
"addiction comfort zone." An addict
who is being provided money, a car
and a place to freely live and does
drugs is not likely to quit. Let the
addict know they will no longer
receive this type of assistance.
Take away any "help" that is
actually killing the person.
» Arrange to have a staff member
from the chosen rehab available if
possible, if there is no
interventionist.
» Before you begin the intervention,
have the addict's bags packed and
travel arrangements made. There
should be no delay. Give no option
of backing out once the addict
agrees to help. |
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