Drug Rehab Needed for the Women of Anchorage More than Ever
Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska, comprised of just over a
quarter million people, making it around two fifths of the total
population of the state. Of that, half reside in the metropolitan area.
Even being such a small part of the total population of the US, Anchorage
still has drug and alcohol problems. Alcohol is to blame for 47% of all
assault cases in 2002, including sexual assault. It is near impossible for
anyone to be comfortable around someone abusing drugs or alcohol in the
Anchorage area. With these types of numbers the need for effective drug
and alcohol rehab programs is needed more than ever.
Drug test
results, done by arrestees in Anchorage, show that female adults test
positive for crack/cocaine more than any other drug. The effects of
cocaine on the human body, while not physically addictive, take control of
the users mind. Judgment and rationalization cease in the thought process
when under the influence giving the user a false sense of security.
Anchorage has cocaine readily available in the urban areas making the
youth very vulnerable to the clutches of this powerful drug.
Females from anchorage test positive for methamphetamines, crack
cocaine, powder cocaine, and heroin twice as much as men did in 2002 . The
only drug that males tested positive more than women is marijuana. The
numbers don't lie. The violent offenders in Anchorage test positive
for drug use 73% of the time with woman, and 64% of the time in men
(2002). These numbers will keep rising unless people take initiative and
start to do something about it. More drug rehab programs for the women of
Anchorage would be a good start.
Getting help is not something
that is impossible to do in Anchorage. The more aware people are of the
options they have the more likely they are to get the help they need. You
or your loved one(s) do not have to live in the trap of the vicious cycle
that drugs create for a person. Call or visit drugrehabreferral to find out your
options for getting help.