Facts
- There were 140,000 past year initiates of heroin among individuals aged 12 or older in 2010 in the U.S., showing no significant change from 2002 & 2009 estimates.
- Opiates can be ingested orally, smoked, or snorted, although many opiate users intravenous inject these types of drugs which will give the strongest, quickest pleasure.
- While abuse of OxyContin was once seen as a "white-collar" addiction, this problem has been on the rise among all ethnic and economic groups.
- Statistics show a recent increase in daily marijuana use among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders, most notable among 12th graders at 6.1%, highest since the early 1980s.
Broomes Island - Other LanguagesWhile finding a drug rehab program can seem to be an overwhelming task, finding one that provides services for other languages is an added challenge. However, these days many programs employ staff members who are bilingual. When you have located a rehab program that meets your needs, speak to their staff about the likelihood of delivering their services other languages during treatment. Although they may not initially have the capability to offer their services in other languages they may be able to find a way to accommodate your needs. Often the rehab program will do its best to to provide special services in order to help everybody they can.