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Half of All Inmates are Dependent on Drugs

According to a recent article in Join Together

“Half of all prison inmates are dependent on drugs -- including many incarcerated on non drug-related offenses -- but less than 20 percent get the treatment they need, according to a new report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

"Addiction is a stigmatized disease that the criminal justice system often fails to view as a medical condition; as a consequence, its treatment is not as available as it is for other medical conditions," said Redonna K. Chandler, principal author of the report and chief of NIDA's Services Research Branch.

NIDA researchers stressed that the criminal-justice system is ideal for getting people into treatment and applying pressure to complete therapy. They noted that a dollar spent on drug courts, for example, saves $4 in healthcare costs, while a dollar spent on prison-based treatment saves $2-$6.”

It is true that we need to face the fact that most people are in prison because of drug abuse and the issue should be addressed when there is plenty of time in prison.

However, we need to ensure that as people leave prison they have a supportive drug treatment program to report to upon entering back into real life. This is the time when they will be tempted to hook back up with their old friends and pick up old habits, knowing little else.

Through an effective treatment program they will learn that there is more to life than drugs and in fact, anyone can turn their life around given the proper guidance, tools and desire.

Narconon has worked with several persons who had recently gotten out of prison or jail for drugs with a high percentage of success and little recidivism. 877-413-3073

http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/less-than-one-in-five-inmates.html

Conferences like this one held recently in El Paso, Texas that examine current policy regarding the War on Drugs are important if there is to be any forward progress on the drug problem.

Whether we call it a war or not, the current and long term policies and procedures regarding drug abuse have been a failure in this country.  In fact, there is no evidence that there has been any progress made at all, since the problem keeps getting worse.  We most likely could have used these expenditures on other things and the scene would be the same.

The root of the problem is and has always been the customer.  If there are no customers, there is no problem.  "Consumer Education" or drug education ultimately is the answer – if there really is any concern to find an answer.

Our failed policies have helped to create 23 million drug abusers in this country. Whether they are abusing cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines, pot or prescription medications, these citizens are going to need help in the way of drug treatment.

There are solutions and they actually are not very difficult to implement.  Perhaps the 1^st step of any drug prevention program is to discover why it appears that we really don't want a workable solution to the drug problem.

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"The U.S.'s 40-year "War on Drugs" has been "probably the greatest public-policy failure of all time" according to former federal drug agent Terry Nelson, just one of the many drug-war critics who gathered at a recent conference in El Paso, Texas to discuss alternatives to the current approach to drug policy.

The San Antonio Express-News reported Sept. 28 that the conference was hosted by the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and attracted academics, drug experts, journalists, and law-enforcement officials from the U.S. and Mexico. "After 40 years and all the money spent, with U.S. consumption as high as ever, people languishing in prison for possession of soft drugs like marijuana and the violence in Mexico worse than ever, it seems to me that something has to change," said UTEP professor Kathleen Staudt."

http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/police-judges-among-drug-war.html

Older Adults Finding Themselves With Need of Drug Rehab.

Most people think of younger adults as the primary recipients of drug rehab- some who, in the “experimental stage” or “rebellious stage”, dabble in drug abuse, only to find themselves hopelessly drug addicted.

While it is true that one third of adults between the ages of 18 and 25 report past illicit drug use, a growing number of drug addicts are found in the so-called “Golden Years”- ages 50 through 59.

“Drug addiction does not discriminate between age, gender, or socio-economic status,” comments Mary Rieser, Executive Director for Narconon Drug Rehab. “Most people think of this as a wiser and pragmatic age. However, the number of adults over 50 who report using illicit drugs in the past year has almost doubled since 2002. 

For the full story http://news.yourfindit.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=121941&ret

This article points out the fact that drug abuse is on the increase with our baby boomers. Though the article focuses on illicit drugs, the fact is that many of these baby boomers are getting hooked on prescription drugs as well.

The fact is that our health care system will be come even more overburdened if these statistics are not paid attention to.

Drug treatment must be available for this generation in a way that is effective and approachable by this generation.

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"As baby boomers pass the half-century mark, many are celebrating with more than cake and ice cream: use of illicit drugs among 50- to 59-year-olds has nearly doubled during the past five years, according to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The report, An Examination of Trends in Illicit Drug Use among Adults Aged 50 to 59 in the United States (PDF), found that past-year drug use among this age group increased from 5.1 percent in 2002 to 9.4 percent in 2007. SAMHSA officials attributed the increase to more Baby Boomers entering their 50s and continuing their patterns of illicit-drug consumption.

"These findings show that many in the Woodstock generation continue to use illicit drugs as they age," said SAMHSA Acting Administrator Eric Broderick. "This continued use poses medical risks to these individuals and is likely to put further strains on the nation's health-care system -- highlighting the value of preventing drug use from ever starting."

http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/illicit-drug-use-rising-among.html

Narconon drug treatment can address concerns that these individuals might have regarding drug treatment. We have special housing and activities available.

No matter the age and no matter the drug – cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, pot or prescription medication, we can help. 877-413-3073

NARCONON REALIZATION

This week Narconon drug rehab students are concentrating on developing their communication skills. Often behind drug abuse is the inability to communicate. A person will use drugs, instead of communication to handle the difficulty. At Narconon we work on developing those skills necessary to get through life. Communication is the answer, not heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine or pot.

"I had a big win! I spoke my sentences very clearly and my twin was able to hear me. Yeah! No more mumbling. I actually listened to what my partner was saying!"

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An increasing number of students in our country are getting the wrong idea about the dangers of LSD and inhalants. In other words, they don’t think they are so bad.

This and other information was included on a survey released by The National Institutes of Health (NIH), which monitors the use of drug education programs in school across the country.

"The 2008 survey results reinforce the fact that we cannot become complacent in our efforts to persuade teens not to smoke, drink or abuse illicit substances," said Mike Leavitt Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Overall, 46,348 students from 386 public and private schools in the eighth, tenth, and twelfth grades participated in the survey.

The study underlined the fact that while some areas of abuse are declining, such as alcohol, other types of drug use are either stalling or increasing. LSD and inhalants are examples.

Any child who thinks that inhalants are OK needs to change their mind quick. Amongst children, inhalant use is quite disturbing. Inhalants can cause sudden death and brain damage. They are easy to find as they are in the form of air fresheners, gasoline, and even whipped cream.

The need for the truth about LSD needs no explanation for anyone who grew up in the 60s or 70s and saw people lost permanently to a bad trip.

Kids won’t know the truth unless someone tells them – they are obviously getting the wrong story now.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIDA supports most of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. The Institute carries out a large variety of programs to inform policy and improve practice.

Narconon of Georgia provides drug treatment and education for the entire southeast region.

Narconon Drug Rehab of Georgia is a non-traditional drug abuse treatment program. Narconon was founded in 1967, and boasts a 76% success rate (based on a two year follow-up) through a non-12 step drug treatment program. The Narconon program provides body detoxification through a sauna and exercise program that helps eliminate or reduce cravings. After the sauna program, the client learns those life skills essential to success in life and the ability to stay clean. They graduate from Narconon with a life plan and continued support to make sure they make it in life.

Narconon drug treatment for heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, pot and other drugs of abuse.

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Marijuana, once demonized as the source of all society’s ills through propaganda movies, is now promoted by some politicians.  The message can be confusing and parents need to know the truth.  Marijuana presents a unique challenge to parents and educators, because of the recent rise of medical marijuana, decriminalization efforts and mixed messages as to its harmful effects.

Scientists in Europe have found “convincing evidence” that smoking marijuana may cause genetic damage which may in turn cause the formation of cancer cells. This data comes in light of the known dangers of cigarette smoking and scientists have long worried that marijuana may in fact have a similar effect. 

Research clearly demonstrates that marijuana has the potential to cause problems in daily life or make a person’s existing problems worse. In one study, heavy marijuana abusers reported that the drug impaired several important measures of life achievement including physical and mental health, cognitive abilities, social life, and career status. Several studies associate workers’ marijuana smoking with increased absences, tardiness, accidents, workers’ compensation claims, and job turnover.

It is known that marijuana drug abuse is unhealthy and it is also known that drug education works.

Marijuana still remains the most highly abused drug in most areas – the solution to decrease its use is obvious.

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At least the drug abuse problem is still on the forefront of debate. Whether it will be followed by effective action remains to be seen. Everyone is pretty busy talking right now and making sure that people notice that they are talking.

Some of us are too busy to talk, dealing with the real lives of the individuals involved in drug addiction. 

Regardless of anyone’s opinion, it is vitally necessary to study the actual workability of the drug treatment programs that are extant so there are viable alternatives to incarceration.

If there is true intention to do something about the drug epidemic the conversation will eventually come to rest on the premise that drug rehab must be available.

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“The chairman of a House oversight committee last week chided the Obama administration for failing to live up to its rhetoric about ending the war on drugs and taking a new approach to preventing drug use, challenging the composition of President Obama's first drug budget during new drug czar Gil Kerlikowske's first appearance as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).

"Despite promising statements by the new administration and Director Kerlikowske, the FY 2010 Budget does not reflect a changed approach to fighting drug abuse," said Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), chair of the Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. "While there is an increased emphasis on treatment programs, the spending allocated to supply-side initiatives still vastly outweighs the demand-side programs."

Drug czars of the recent past -- up to and including the Bush administration's John Walters -- have talked a good game about the need for addiction treatment and prevention, then unfailingly presented budgets that skewed heavily towards supply-reduction efforts like international interdiction and crop eradication.

Big changes have been expected of the Obama administration, which named former Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske to lead ONDCP and recently released its FY2010 drug budget (PDF).

During a May 19 hearing on antidrug funding and priorities before the subcommittee, Kerlikowske echoed the words of his predecessors, saying, "It is only through a balanced approach -- combining tough, but fair, enforcement with robust prevention and treatment efforts -- that we will be successful in stemming both the demand and supply of illegal drugs in our country."

"Measurable and sustained progress against drug abuse can be made only when the efforts of local communities, state agencies, and the Federal government are coordinated and complementary," continued Kerlikowske. "If we are to succeed, the natural silos between the prevention, treatment, and law enforcement communities must be broken down -- and the greatest use must be made of the finite resources at our disposal."

However, the FY2010 drug budget, released earlier this month, is actually more unbalanced in favor of supply reduction than the Bush administration's final antidrug plan.

Obama would devote 34.4 percent of federal drug-control spending to demand reduction and 65.6 percent to supply reduction activities in fiscal 2010 -- nearly a 2-1 ratio in favor of supply reduction. That represents a decrease in proportional treatment and prevention spending compared to what Congress actually enacted last year (35.1 percent demand/64.9 percent supply), as well as compared to the final national drug-control budget submitted by Bush, who proposed spending 34.8 percent on demand reduction and 65.2 percent on supply reduction.

"It's early, but there are signs of a gulf between the new administration's campaign promises on drug-policy reform and its policy initiatives," said Norm Stamper, Kerlikowske's predecessor as chief of police in Seattle and a spokesperson for the group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). "President Obama is poised to invest more in enforcement, and less in prevention and treatment than his predecessor. How does that jibe with ONDCP's ostensible campaign to shift the emphasis from a criminal-justice to a public-health approach? It's hard to imagine ending even the rhetoric of the 'drug war' while prosecuting it with greater vigor than we saw during the Bush years."

The Obama budget also would cut actual spending on demand reduction by $39.6 million while increasing supply-reduction spending by $263.9 million. The cut in demand-reduction spending includes a decrease of 10.6 percent ($189.8 million) in prevention funding, largely a result of the proposed elimination of the $294.8-million state grants portion of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program.

John Carnevale, a former ONDCP budget analyst, told members of the House subcommittee that the Bush administration failed to meet its only stated drug-policy goal -- reducing drug use -- by similarly emphasizing supply reduction over demand reduction in its antidrug policy.

"ONDCP managed to implement a federal drug-control budget that was completely at odds with its one strategic goal of reducing drug use," said Carnevale, who added, "In budget terms, and considering the lessons offered by research, one would expect marginal changes in the drug budget emphasizing treatment, prevention, and law enforcement over source-country programs and interdiction, yet the federal drug budget does not currently heed the evidence-based course of action."

Carnevale expressed concern about Obama's plan to cut prevention funding, saying, "The requested (4.4 percent) increase for substance abuse treatment is too small to make much of a difference in reducing the demand for drugs."

"I hope our new drug czar -- who arrived too late to influence the FY 2010 budget request -- will make the expansion of resources for treatment and prevention much more of a priority in the out years to ensure the strategy's future success in reducing drug use and its consequences," he told lawmakers (read Carnevale's written statement, PDF).

Kerlikowske told House lawmakers that ONDCP would improve both public and interagency outreach in developing policy and the drug budget, set outcome targets for antidrug spending, and establish a comprehensive interagency performance-management system.

"We will set aggressive policy goals to reduce youth and adult drug use, limit drug availability in the nation, and mitigate the difficult and costly consequences associated with drug use," he said.

However, Kerlikowske said that the administration needed time to evaluate the current strategy. "It is my philosophy that this administration cannot develop a comprehensive strategy until these processes yield meaningful data for analysis," he said, promising, "In nine months, we will deliver a National Drug Control Strategy and Budget that focuses on the nature and scope of the problems as well as the policies and programs that will have the most meaningful impact."

Robert B. Charles, former assistant secretary of state at the U.S. State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, objected to characterizations of recent U.S. antinarcotics efforts as a failure but agreed that, "America needs to focus on both sides of the drug-abuse and drug-crime phenomenon -- adequately and sustainably supporting both the health and law-enforcement sides of our personal, family, community, state and federal anti-drug effort."

"To minimize the role of either law enforcement -- often dubbed the supply side, since the aim is to deter drug production and trafficking -- or the health-related requirements including prevention and treatment costs, the so-called demand side -- would in my view by a sudden turn for the worse," cautioned Charles. "... We must stop creating straw men for the satisfaction of speaking a different truth, and recognize that both sides are telling the truth -- drug abuse and drug-related violence are one enemy."

During the House hearing, the new drug czar also embraced a recommendation (PDF) from the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) to develop a multiyear drug strategy and budget. ONDCP also should develop broader goals than reducing drug use, including cutting drug availability and reducing drug-related crime, health costs, and other consequences, said Carnevale.

Both Carnevale and Kerlikowske said that -- contrary to a NAPA recommendation -- ONDCP should retain its performance-evaluation role but discard its past practice of evaluating only individual programs and focus on measuring outcomes against the drug strategy's stated goals and objectives.

"While [the current] system provides an assessment of individual program performance, it does not provide an assessment of interagency progress towards the strategy's policy goals," said Kerlikowske, who also argued that ONDCP needs to retain the power to certify the budgets of other federal agencies involved in anti-drug activities. "Without ONDCP's budget authorities, my ability to influence the outcome of critical resourcing decisions affecting the President's National Drug Control Strategy could be limited," he warned.

 http://www.jointogether.org/news/features/2009/obamas-first-drug-budget.html

Whether a person is abusing heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, Xanax or any other drug of abuse, we must make treatment available for them.

This study points out the reverse of the datum that kids listen to their parents when it comes to drug abuse.

If parents don’t say anything or pay attention, kids will not magically behave. They will listen to others and those others will not be likely to give good advice.

They will listen to those who encourage drug abuse and other destructive behaviors. 

Interesting study – but not surprising. Almost every species on the planet ensures that the youngsters get prepared before they leave the nest with humans being perhaps the biggest variable when it comes to parenting.

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“Parents who fail to monitor their children's school night activities, safeguard their prescription drugs, address the problem of drugs in their children's schools, and set good examples, increase the risk that their 12- to 17-year old children will smoke, drink, and use illegal and prescription drugs, according to this annual back-to-school survey conducted by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University.”

http://www.casacolumbia.org/ViewProduct.aspx?PRODUCTID=13458f03-af4c-4e80-902f-b2fbab5b308f

Publication Year: 2008

http://www.jointogether.org/resources/2008/national-survey-of-american.html

According to a recent article in Join Together

“Half of all prison inmates are dependent on drugs -- including many incarcerated on non drug-related offenses -- but less than 20 percent get the treatment they need, according to a new report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

"Addiction is a stigmatized disease that the criminal justice system often fails to view as a medical condition; as a consequence, its treatment is not as available as it is for other medical conditions," said Redonna K. Chandler, principal author of the report and chief of NIDA's Services Research Branch.

NIDA researchers stressed that the criminal-justice system is ideal for getting people into treatment and applying pressure to complete therapy. They noted that a dollar spent on drug courts, for example, saves $4 in healthcare costs, while a dollar spent on prison-based treatment saves $2-$6.”

It is true that we need to face the fact that most people are in prison because of drug abuse and the issue should be addressed when there is plenty of time in prison.

However, we need to ensure that as people leave prison they have a supportive drug treatment program to report to upon entering back into real life. This is the time when they will be tempted to hook back up with their old friends and pick up old habits, knowing little else. 

Through an effective treatment program they will learn that there is more to life than drugs and in fact, anyone can turn their life around given the proper guidance, tools and desire.

Narconon has worked with several persons who had recently gotten out of prison or jail for drugs with a high percentage of success and little recidivism.   877-413-3073

http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/less-than-one-in-five-inmates.html

A SUCCESS STORY FROM NARCONON

This success story is written by a student who arrived to Narconon with a drinking and drug abuse problem. As a student moves through the Narconon program they being to develop a sense of strength and ethics through realizations about self that occur as a result of moving through the program.

“I used to listen to what I was told and didn’t argue even if it wasn’t good for me. I now have the ability to stand up for myself and do what is right for me. I am much stronger and much more capable to stand up for me and change my situation is something is not right or someone is trying to suppress me.

I realize that some things take longer to change than others. Some of the most important changes I have to make will be the hardest. I will have to push through and do what I have to do, whether I lose friends along the way or not.

Before Narconon I was smothered and held captive by addiction. I was moving in circles and not progressing anywhere.

Life after Narconon represents freedom from addiction and freedom from my old life. Freedom is within my reach and I just have to take it.”

Freedom is available to anyone who wants it and willing to work the Narconon drug treatment program. 877-413-3073

Recently drug manufacturer, Eli Lilly, settled $1.42 billion in a Zyprexa suit.

The company pled guilty to criminal conduct for pushing lethal psychiatric drugs on children and elderly. The company paid the largest fine in Department of Justice history.

If you work in the field of drug treatment long enough, you come to realize that the problem of drug addiction and abuse goes far beyond illegal drug abuse. It includes prescription drug abuse and sometimes just prescription drug use – just as it is prescribed.

The video below explains.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_iXApBeT5s

Whether it’s abuse of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, pot or prescription medication such as Oxycontin or Xanax – Narconon is the New Life Program for all who reach for it.

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Sadly, the mother of Aaron Mason is on the wrong side of drug education and prevention-she learned too late about the dangers of prescription drugs and lost her son.  

Now her voice is amongst the growing number of concerned citizens that are sounding the alarm - prescription medications are making their way from the medicine cabinet into the school yard.   Traveling far from their designated recipient Xanax, morphine, Valium, Percocet and Oxycontin are taken from the family medicine cabinet and brought to school, passed around and often ingested right on the school grounds. 

Often these drugs are the theme of “pharm” parties, where the “party goers” are too bleary eyed and doped up to have a good time.

Parents should suspect that their children are being exposed to these drugs in one way or another – even if they are just aware of the fact that they are at school.   It is something that must be brought up around the dinner table, because if kids don’t learn the truth about drugs at home, they are going to learn the lies about drugs at school.

 If parents find any pharmaceutical drugs they should immediately suspect that there is probably already some element of drug addiction and get their kid some help- fast. These drugs are dangerous and addictive and are nothing to play around with.

If you need to know the signs of drug abuse or what to do with someone you know is already abusing drugs, then call Narconon. We will send you a free brochure on the signs of drug abuse and help educate you on drug rehab.

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“Half of all prison inmates are dependent on drugs -- including many incarcerated on non drug-related offenses -- but less than 20 percent get the treatment they need, according to a new report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

"Addiction is a stigmatized disease that the criminal justice system often fails to view as a medical condition; as a consequence, its treatment is not as available as it is for other medical conditions," said Redonna K. Chandler, principal author of the report and chief of NIDA's Services Research Branch.

NIDA researchers stressed that the criminal-justice system is ideal for getting people into treatment and applying pressure to complete therapy. They noted that a dollar spent on drug courts, for example, saves $4 in healthcare costs, while a dollar spent on prison-based treatment saves $2-$6.”

It is true that we need to face the fact that most people are in prison because of drug abuse and the issue should be addressed when there is plenty of time in prison.

However, we need to ensure that as people leave prison they have a supportive drug treatment program to report to upon entering back into real life. This is the time when they will be tempted to hook back up with their old friends and pick up old habits, knowing little else. 

Through an effective treatment program they will learn that there is more to life than drugs and in fact, anyone can turn their life around given the proper guidance, tools and desire.

Narconon has worked with several persons who had recently gotten out of prison or jail for drugs with a high percentage of success and little recidivism.   877-413-3073

http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/less-than-one-in-five-inmates.html

Recently drug manufacturer, Eli Lilly, settled $1.42 billion in a Zyprexa suit.

The company pled guilty to criminal conduct for pushing lethal psychiatric drugs on children and elderly. The company paid the largest fine in Department of Justice history.

If you work in the field of drug treatment long enough, you come to realize that the problem of drug addiction and abuse goes far beyond illegal drug abuse. It includes prescription drug abuse and sometimes just prescription drug use – just as it is prescribed.

The video below explains.

Whether it’s abuse of heroin,  methamphetamine, cocaine, pot or prescription medication such as Oxycontin or Xanax – Narconon is the New Life Program for all who reach for it.

 877-413-3073 

Recently drug manufacturer, Eli Lilly, settled $1.42 billion in a Zyprexa suit.

The company pled guilty to criminal conduct for pushing lethal psychiatric drugs on children and elderly. The company paid the largest fine in Department of Justice history.

If you work in the field of drug treatment long enough, you come to realize that the problem of drug addiction and abuse goes far beyond illegal drug abuse. It includes prescription drug abuse and sometimes just prescription drug use – just as it is prescribed.

The video below explains.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_iXApBeT5s

Whether it’s abuse of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, pot or prescription medication such as Oxycontin or Xanax – Narconon is the New Life Program for all who reach for it.

877-413-3073

According to a recent article in Join Together

“Half of all prison inmates are dependent on drugs -- including many incarcerated on non drug-related offenses -- but less than 20 percent get the treatment they need, according to a new report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

"Addiction is a stigmatized disease that the criminal justice system often fails to view as a medical condition; as a consequence, its treatment is not as available as it is for other medical conditions," said Redonna K. Chandler, principal author of the report and chief of NIDA's Services Research Branch.

NIDA researchers stressed that the criminal-justice system is ideal for getting people into treatment and applying pressure to complete therapy. They noted that a dollar spent on drug courts, for example, saves $4 in healthcare costs, while a dollar spent on prison-based treatment saves $2-$6.”

It is true that we need to face the fact that most people are in prison because of drug abuse and the issue should be addressed when there is plenty of time in prison.

However, we need to ensure that as people leave prison they have a supportive drug treatment program to report to upon entering back into real life. This is the time when they will be tempted to hook back up with their old friends and pick up old habits, knowing little else. 

Through an effective treatment program they will learn that there is more to life than drugs and in fact, anyone can turn their life around given the proper guidance, tools and desire.

Narconon has worked with several persons who had recently gotten out of prison or jail for drugs with a high percentage of success and little recidivism.   877-413-3073

http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/less-than-one-in-five-inmates.html

While on the objectives course I realized that my sense of perception is much higher sober than when I was on drugs.

My photographic memory has definitely increased. When I was on drugs I thought that my sense of awareness was heightened, when in fact it was the exact opposite.

If you know someone who has lost their perception and is making bad decisions because of drug abuse, call Narconon 877-413-3073

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Whether it is a family or a nation, drug addiction wastes money. One drug addict can cost a family and a community a million dollars in legal fees, incarceration expenditures, health costs, and income spent on drugs. There are other costs that are not as easy to measure such as lost production of family members due to stress, increase in insurance rates and general productivity loss.

As long as someone is addicted, the costs continue. A drug addict does not care about the economy – only how to get that next fix.

Effective drug rehab is the best investment in terms of money and quality of life.

Whether they are abusing methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana or cocaine, the drug abuser is costing money and is miserable.

Get behind any leader who understands that providing for effective treatment is the best solution for families and the nation.

If you are having difficulty balancing the budget in your household due to drug abuse, make a wise investment in rehab that works.

Narconon has a 76% success rate.

Call 877-413-3073

http://www.jointogether.org/news/features/2008/next-president-should-focus.html

The age group that is using heroin now is 18 to 26. Many live in neighborhoods that are upper middle to upper class and come from good homes.

The image of heroin addicts of the 60s living under bridges and only coming out for a fix  is not accurate. Heroin addicts are a different class of people now, though the addiction is as cruel and unforgiving as it always was.

What has changed? Why, despite the fact that most illegal drug use is decreased, has heroin use remained constant or even increased in some areas?

For many youth the road to heroin began innocently with prescription pain medication such as oxycontin. For some it was even prescribed. It’s easy to get hooked on opiates of any kind and once hooked, the 80 dollars per pill is a lot to pay.   Heroin is cheaper and with the increased purity throughout the years, has become a relatively better buy.

Even with its cheaper price heroin addiction leads to theft and it is usually from the family. Many families become quite emotional about drug abuse in one of their own, but seldom truly realize the grip that opiates have on a person. 

Lock up your prescriptions and if someone you know has begun using heroin don’t wait. They need treatment now. Heroin is very addictive and it is unlikely that they will stop on their own. 

Call Narconon 877-413-3073