Drug Addiction and/or Alcoholism is not something most people can over come by themselves. A Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center is usually the best opportunity individuals have to beat drug and/or alcohol addiction and get their lives back on track. Some things to look for when deciding on a Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program are:
- Does the Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center have proper credentials?
- How much does a Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center cost?
- What is the success rate of the Drug Treatment and Alcoholism Treatment Center in question?
Many people find that speaking to a counselor or Registered Addiction Specialist is extremely helpful when deciding on a Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program. Drug Counselors in Washington are a good source of information for figuring out what the best treatment option is for an individual. They are familiar with many of the programs in Washington and can increase your chances of getting into the correct Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center that will best address your treatment needs.
If you would like to speak with a Registered Addiction Specialist regarding Drug Rehab and Alcoholism Treatment Centers in Washington, call our toll-free number and one of our drug counselors will assist you in finding a Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility. You can also fill out our form if you would like an Addiction Specialist to contact you directly and help you or your loved one find the appropriate Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility.
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Drug Rehabs Washington
Sharing a border with Canada, Washington is a transshipment point for drugs and monies entering Canada, as well as Canadian marijuana (street name BC Bud), MDMA (street name Ecstasy) and other drugs entering the United States. Canadian criminal organizations have used profits from the sale of high-potency BC Bud marijuana to purchase cocaine for redistribution in Canada. In particular, Vietnamese organized crime groups and Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs such as the Hell’s Angels are suspected of heavy involvement in this activity. Crystal methamphetamine is widely available in Washington and distributed by Mexican drug trafficking organizations. The greater Yakima Valley is home to large scale drug trafficking organizations responsible for the distribution of drugs throughout the United States. Money laundering and bulk cash smuggling are additional threats in Washington, with organizations engaging in a variety of methods to legitimize and reposition illicit proceeds.
For those of you in Washington State who suffer with drug or alcohol addiction, we recommend long term drug rehabs because they have the highest success rate. People addicted to drugs and alcohol have usually had this problem for some time. When drug rehabilitation counselors look closer we find that the underlying problem is something that has not been addressed and that is why long term is essential for effective treatment. Not only does a drug and alcohol rehab have to get the person off of drugs or alcohol but then the treatment program has to teach them how to live life again. This takes several months sometimes longer with the most effective long term drug rehab.
2006-2007 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health:
Below is a table with data pertaining to the Selected Drug Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, Average Annual Marijuana Initiates, Past Year Substance Dependence or Abuse, Needing But Not Receiving Treatment, Serious Psychological Distress, and Having at Least One Major Depressive, by Age Group: Estimated Numbers (in Thousands), Annual Averages Based on 2006-2007 NSDUHs
| ILLICIT DRUGS |
Age 12+ |
Age 12-17 |
Age 18-25 |
Age 26+ |
Age 18+ |
| Past Month Illicit Drug Use | 544 | 55 | 158 | 331 | 489 |
| Past Year Marijuana Use | 630 | 76 | 212 | 341 | 553 |
| Past Month Marijuana Use | 397 | 39 | 128 | 229 | 357 |
| Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana | 243 | 29 | 70 | 144 | 214 |
| Past Year Cocaine Use | 136 | 10 | 52 | 74 | 126 |
| Past Year Nonmedical Pain Reliever Use | 348 | 48 | 101 | 199 | 300 |
| Perception of Great Risk of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month | 1,450 | 153 | 125 | 1,173 | 1,297 |
| Average Annual Number of Marijuana Initiates | 52 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 25 |
| ALCOHOL | |||||
| Past Month Alcohol Use | 2,902 | 96 | 439 | 2,367 | 2,806 |
| Past Month Binge Alcohol Use | 1,199 | 58 | 292 | 850 | 1,141 |
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Perception of Great Risk of Drinking Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week |
2,103 | 193 | 203 | 1,707 | 1,909 |
| Past Month Alcohol Use (Persons Aged 12 to 20) | 282 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Past Month Binge Alcohol Use (Persons Aged 12 to 20) | 188 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| TOBACCO PRODUCTS | |||||
| Past Month Tobacco Product Use | 1,436 | 70 | 279 | 1,087 | 1,365 |
| Past Month Cigarette Use | 1,169 | 52 | 232 | 885 | 1,117 |
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Perception of Great Risk of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day |
3,959 | 368 | 479 | 3,113 | 3,592 |
| PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE, .USE, AND TREATMENT | |||||
| Illicit Drug Dependence | 108 | 16 | 39 | 53 | 92 |
| Illicit Drug Dependence or Abuse | 155 | 26 | 61 | 67 | 129 |
| Alcohol Dependence | 194 | 12 | 49 | 133 | 182 |
| Alcohol Dependence or Abuse | 408 | 31 | 117 | 259 | 376 |
| Alcohol or Illicit Drug Dependence or Abuse | 494 | 45 | 145 | 304 | 449 |
| Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Illicit Drug Use1 | 141 | 23 | 58 | 60 | 118 |
| Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Alcohol Use | 375 | 28 | 114 | 233 | 347 |
| SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS | -- | -- | 111 | 389 | 500 |
| HAVING AT LEAST ONE MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE | -- | 41 | 57 | 304 | 361 |
Washington Drug Use and Drug-Related Crime
- During 2006, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported making 1,036 arrests for drug violations in Washington.
- There were 29,264 total drug abuse violation arrests in Washington during 2006.
- During 2006, the Washington State Patrol made 7,973 misdemeanor and 2,249 felony drug arrests.
- The Washington State Patrol made 20,810 DUI arrests during 2006, 7% of which were drug-related.
- According to 2004-2005 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), approximately 438,000 (8%) of Washington citizens (ages 12 or older) reported past month use of an illicit drug.
- Approximately 1.4 million (27.89%) Washington citizens reported that using marijuana occasionally (once a month) was a “great risk”.
- Additional 2004-2005 NSDUH results indicate that 158,000 (3.05%) Washington citizens reported illicit drug dependence or abuse within the past year. Approximately 120,000 (2.31%) reported past year illicit drug dependence.
- According to the El Paso Intelligence Center, there were 34 children in Washington affected by methamphetamine laboratories during 2005.
- During 2006, there were 37,317 admissions to drug/alcohol treatment in Washington. There were 35,630 such admissions in the state during 2005. During 2004, there were 32,022 admissions to treatment in Washington.
- According to 2004-2005 NSDUH data, approximately 155,000 (2.99%) Washington citizens reported needing but not receiving treatment for illicit drug use within the past year.
- In the state of Washington it is estimated that there will be around 29,542 DUI's, and 351 deaths due to intoxicated driving this year. Statistics also show that there will be 1,790 deaths related to alcohol abuse, 9,177 tobacco related deaths, and 358 deaths due to illicit drug use.
- It is believed that there are around 308,648 marijuana users, 50,577 cocaine addicts, and 2,865 heroin addicts living in Washington. It is also estimated that there are 135,162 people abusing prescription drugs, 12,893 people that use inhalants, and 22,954 people who use hallucinogens.
- In Washington, there will be around 38,963 people arrested this year for drug related charges.
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Cocaine:
- Cocaine and crack cocaine are readily available. Crack cocaine is most prevalent in low income, urban areas. Wholesale quantities of cocaine HCl are primarily controlled by Mexican drug organizations. These organizations, with connections to large scale traffickers in California and Mexico, are the main groups responsible for cocaine destined for Washington. Cocaine is consumed in the state and smuggled into Canada for redistribution.
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Heroin:
- The most common type of heroin encountered in Washington is Mexican black tar heroin. Mexican drug trafficking organizations, which also traffic methamphetamine and cocaine, remain the primary source for black tar heroin in Washington. Black tar heroin is produced in Mexico and transported from distribution cities in southern California directly to western and eastern Washington.
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Methamphetamine:
- Methamphetamine is a widely abused drug in Washington and one which impacts all levels of the community. Crystal methamphetamine (aka “ice”), which dominates the market as the preferred form of methamphetamine, is readily available throughout the state. Mexican drug trafficking organizations are primarily responsible for the importation and distribution of methamphetamine in Washington, most of which is now produced in Mexico. Clandestine methamphetamine lab activity within the state has decreased over the years. This is likely due in part to state and federal legislation, which has hindered accessibility to chemicals such as pseudoephedrine.
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Club Drugs:
- MDMA (4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is smuggled into Washington primarily from Canada. Increasing bulk shipment incidents reported at the U.S./Canada border illustrate the continuing popularity of MDMA and the efforts of drug trafficking organizations to use the state as a transshipment point for MDMA loads destined for Seattle and various U.S. locations. The manufacture of MDMA within Canada is noted to have escalated, and MDMA laboratory activity has been encountered in Washington.
- Other synthetic drugs such as GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate), LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), and 5-MeO-DIPT (5-methoxy-n, ndiisopropyltryptamine/street name Foxy) have been seen on a smaller scale.
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Marijuana:
- Marijuana is readily available throughout the state. Three types are generally encountered: locally grown (either from indoor or outdoor grow operations), Canadian BC Bud from British Columbia, and Mexican marijuana. Of these varieties, locally grown sinsemilla and BC Bud are preferred because of their higher THC content. BC Bud marijuana is available in the state, particularly in the larger metropolitan areas, which also serve as major transshipment points for BC Bud distributed throughout the United States. The outdoor cultivation of marijuana by Mexican nationals on private land as well as state and federal forest lands and parks is increasing.
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Pharmaceuticals and Other Drugs:
- In the United States, prescription drugs are the second most abused drug by youth. The primary methods of diversion of legitimate pharmaceuticals continues to be illegal dispensing and prescribing by physicians, illegal distribution by pharmacists, prescription forgery, doctor shopping, and drug thefts from pharmacies, nursing homes, and hospitals. Pharmacy burglaries are prevalent throughout the state and Diversion Investigators are also encountering pharmaceuticals that have been purchased via the Internet without a doctor’s prescription. The abuse and trafficking of oxycodone (OxyContin®, Percocet, Percodan), hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lortab), and anabolic steroids continues to be a concern, while Methadone use has increased dramatically in Washington.
Washington is bounded by the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north, Idaho to the east, Oregon to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The state contains the Cascade Range, which includes Mount Rainier and Mount Saint Helens, and the Olympic Mountains. The Juan de Fuca Strait and Puget Sound extend inland into the state from the Pacific Ocean. Cape Alva, the most westerly point of the coterminous U.S., is in Washington, as is the Columbia River. The area was inhabited by Pacific Coast Indians, including the Chinook and Nez Percé, when the region was visited by Spanish, Russian, British, and French explorers (1543–1792). Claimed by the Spanish and British, it was crossed by the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805. Spain surrendered to the U.S. its territories north of California in 1819. Until the 1840s, international agreement permitted citizens of both the U.S. and Britain to settle in what was known as Oregon Country. An 1846 treaty with Great Britain set the present Washington-Canada boundary; the Oregon Country was added to the U.S. and renamed the Territory of Oregon in 1848. Washington received territorial status in 1853 and was reduced to its present size in 1863. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. In the late 1890s it was the main staging point for gold miners going to the Alaskan and Yukon strikes. The greatest stimulus to its 20th-century progress came with the development of hydroelectric power and the work on the Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams. Its important manufactures include aircraft building and shipbuilding. Expanding trade with Pacific Rim countries, high technology, and tourism add to the economy.
Washington's Demographics
- Population (2006 American Community Survey): 6,395,7981
- Race/Ethnicity (2006 American Community Survey): 80.5% white, 3.4% black/African American, 1.5% American Indian/Alaska Native, 6.6% Asian, 0.4% Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander, 4.3% other, 3.3% two or more races, 9.1% Hispanic/Latino origin (of any race)