Alaska Drug Rehab and Addiction Treatment Information

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What are the Odds in Alaska?

39% OF YOUNG ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGE OF 18 TO 25 PARTICIPATED IN BINGE DRINKING.

38% OF ALASKA NATIVES SUICIDES AND 31% OF ALASKA NATIVES HOMICIDES WERE LINKED TO ALCOHOL.

OF THE CRIMES COMMITTED BY ALASKAN NATIVES, 97% WERE COMMITTED UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

Alcohol consumption is so common place that one tends not to realize just how insidious and damaging its abuse can be. Much like the slowly heated frog, you become so acclimated to the condition that by the time you notice the heat your already cooked.

This seems to be what has happened to Alaska. Alcohol is the states number one substance of abuse. Its statistics lead the nation and are both eye opening and shocking. And when I say shocking, I don't mean it lightly. It's the leading cause of violent, suicidal, and accidental deaths in the state.

In October of 2000, Ernie Turner director of the Alaska Division of Alcoholism and Drug Use gave testimony to the senate committee on Indian affairs.

It turns out that of Alaskan Natives (AN), 9 out of 10 people who chose to use alcohol became alcohol abusers. 38% of AN suicides and 31% of AN homicides were linked to alcohol. Of the crimes committed by Alaskan Natives, 97% were committed under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Additionally, in rural Alaska the amount of violence and crime that appears is directly proportional to the amount of alcohol consumed.

You have to understand the magnitude of this. I'm not talking about a reservation filled with 500 people. Alaskan natives make up approximately one fifth of the population of Alaska. But the problem isn't limited to the rural areas of Alaska and the populace that lives there.

If you or someone you care about is drinking,
don't wait until they become one of the statistics

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Drug and Alcohol Detox in Alaska

Sometimes getting off alcohol can be extremely painful - and dangerous. A medically-supervised alcohol detox might be the best first step. There are comfortable medical detox programs that can help you withdraw from alcohol.

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According to a survey taken in 2004 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 51% of people over the age of 12 in Alaska drank alcohol in the prior month that the survey was taken. Binge drinking rates are consistently higher in Alaska than the United States as a whole. Clocking in at a whopping 39% percent in young adults aged 18 to 25.

In 2003 the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program (ADAM) found that 71% of the men arrested in Anchorage tested positive for drugs or alcohol. And in the cases of the women who were arrested, 100% tested positive solely for alcohol. It's no wonder that Alaska has the highest Fetal Alcohol Syndrome rate in the nation.

But these people aren't the homeless or the impoverished of the society. 84% of male and 79% of female arrestees and have high school diplomas or GEDs. They have jobs, health insurance, live in stable housing. This is your neighbor, your co-worker, your husband, your wife and even your child.

Starting to get an idea of the magnitude of the problem? Simply put, more than half the people you know drink alcohol and the majority of them are binge drinkers.

If your kids or someone else close to your family is abusing alcohol or drugs call one of our experienced drug rehab specialists. We can help you beat the odds with drug rehab. Call now 1-877-211-7428

Prescription drug dependency and addiction

Although alcohol is Alaska's biggest problem, heroin and prescription drugs aren't far behind. OxyContin and Vicodin are commonly used by heroin addicts.

All sorts of people get injured and become dependent on or addicted to prescription drugs. The safest and most comfortable way stop taking prescription drugs is in a prescription drug detox program.

If you have a problem with heroin, OxyContin,
Vicodin, or any prescription drug

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We can help you find the best medical drug detox program