What are the Odds Maryland?

1 out of 14 Baltimore, Maryland residents is a heroin addict.

Baltimore residents needing heroin abuse treatment is 15 times higher than the national average.

Intravenous Drug Use accounts for 60% of new AIDS cases in Baltimore

As a resident of Maryland you've surely seen the television and news reports about the heroin epidemic in Baltimore. Today, 80 percent of arrests are related to cocaine and heroin. Crime rates have doubled and homicide rates are now a staggering seven times higher than the rest of the nation.

As a city resident you see the destruction first hand and live daily with the dangers characteristic of heroin abuse. Unfortunately, living outside of the city doesn't make you immune to the problem or keep you safe. The effects of drug and heroin abuse are steadily spreading making it not only a city but a statewide issue.

Drug use has become so prevalent that 80 percent of High School and 44 percent of Middle School students report that drugs are used, kept, or sold at their school. If your teenager wants to score some dope all he has to do is hop on the school bus. But marijuana isn't the only drug you have to be concerned about. 25 percent of kids between the ages of 12-17 know a classmate or a friend who uses acid, cocaine, or heroin. If your child has a friend who uses these drugs, the odds are fairly certain he'll use them himself. And if its heroin, there's about a one in four chance your child will become addicted to it.

Sadly, addiction is not the only danger to heroin use. Heroin is mixed with other substances to give varying degrees of purity. The user never knows how much or just what is "cut" into the dose he purchases. It's a game of Russian roulette and fatal heroin overdose is so common that Baltimore has set up a program to distribute naloxone, an opiate-blocking drug used to revive a person who overdoses.

Prescription Drug Addiction and Dependency in Maryland

But heroin is not Baltimore's only problem - prescription drug addiction and dependency is also taking hold - as it is all over the U.S.

The prescription drugs most commonly abused are Oxycontin, Kolonopin, methadone and benzodiazepines. Many people get addicted to prescription drugs when they get a prescription from their doctor. Then they can't kick it. OxyContin, for example, is very similar to heroin - you go through the same withdrawal symptoms and it's just as difficult.

Prescription Drug Detox in Maryland

Rehab centers around the country are turning to private drug detox centers to get people through withdrawal form prescription drugs before they start their drug rehab program.

Drug Rehab Referral can help you find a good prescription drug detox if you are taking a prescription painkillers or other prescription drugs.

Call us today at 877-211-7428

Drug Detox is also Recommended for Heroin Addiction

One of the reasons why heroin addiction is such a problem in Maryland is that withdrawal is almost impossible cold turkey. Heroin addicts often want to get off heroin, but only 5% of them succeed when they try to do it cold turkey. Some heroin addicts turn to methadone as a solution, but methadone can be even more dangerous than heroin.

The real solution is getting off drugs entirely. A medical drug detox program makes withdrawal from heroin possible.

If you or a friend has a problem with Oxycontin or heroin addiction, or with any other prescription drug addiction or dependency, going through a prescription drug detox before you go to drug rehab may help you to lead a drug free life.

Call us today to help you figure out your next step

877-211-7428

Is Alcohol Detox and Rehab Needed in Maryland?

Absolutely. Although the heroin abuse is staggering, alcohol also continues to be a problem in Maryland. 28% of admissions into treatment are due to alcohol addiction, abuse and dependency.

If you or a friend in Maryland and need help with alcohol addiction

call Drug Rehab Referral at 877-211-7428

How Can You End the Cycle of Alcohol and Drug Addiction in Maryland?

To prevent alcohol or drug abuse, or prescription drug addiction and dependency, it's important you find out who your children are socializing with and educate them about the consequences of drug use. A little education will go along way in keeping them from becoming another statistic. Kids whose parents talk to them about the dangers of drugs and alcohol are 50% less likely to use them.

Drug Detox and Rehab Will Help You and Your Friends and Family

Living in Maryland the odds are that you or someone you know - your kids, family members, friends or neighbors - are caught in the grip of alcohol and drug addiction, dependency and abuse. The problem may be with heroin or other illicit drugs, or with prescription drug addiction or dependency.

Find out more about drug detox and drug rehab now. Don't let it ruin your lives - get help today.