Does Milwaukee Need Drug Rehab, Drug Detox and Alcohol Rehab?

Let's look at a few facts about alcohol abuse in Wisconsin:

• In a 2007 survey it was found that Wisconsin has the highest rate of high school drinking at 49% of students, the highest rate of underage drinking at 39%, binge drinking among adults is at 22% and heavy drinking is at 8%.
• Online Milwaukee promotes bar month in February - is it the month to get drunk?
• The University of Wisconsin in Madison is the number one party school in America – and chances are you or your friends have kids in that school.
• In 2005 article written by Doug Bradley from the University of Wisconsin he says Wisconsin faces challenges in reducing student alcohol abuse.
• If just half the underage drinkers keep drinking, there is the potential for 157,000 new alcoholics in Wisconsin over the next 4 years.
• One million adults over the age of 18 are binge drinking and 500,000 people in Wisconsin are chronic heavy drinkers.

If you live in Milwaukee, chances are you know someone needs a drug detox or drug rehab for alcohol abuse.

Drug Rehab and Drug Detox for Prescription Drug Addiction and Dependency in Milwaukee

OxyContin and Vicodin are two commonly used prescription drugs. Both are painkillers, and both are high addictive.

Many people start taking these drugs when they have an illness or injury and are coping with extreme pain. But if you stay on them long – which some people experiencing chronic pain do – you're bound to become dependent on them. Some people who just take them for a week or two can get addicted and don't want to stop taking them. So, they take them a little longer. Then they find them almost impossible to stop.

Some people become addicted to or dependent on them within days or weeks of starting to take them.

Prescription drug addiction and dependency can also lead to heroin addiction: Since OxyContin, Vicodin and other opiate painkillers are basically the same as heroin, once the prescription runs out people sometimes turn to heroin as a replacement. It's cheaper, and easy to get.

Street Drugs In Milwaukee

Heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine are among the most commonly used street drugs in Milwaukee.

We can help you find the help you need for any of these drugs, or for any other drug you might have a problem with.

When do I need alcohol or drug detox instead of just rehab?

If you have a problem with heroin addiction or prescription drug addiction or dependency, drug detox may be your first step. Getting off these drugs can be hard. The withdrawal process is painful physically and emotionally. Many people who want to get off these drugs get part way through withdrawal and turn back. 95% of heroin addicts who try to quit ‘cold turkey' – without the help of a medical drug detox or a drug rehab program – don't make it.

A medical heroin or prescription drug detox program gets you through withdrawal safely and with a minimum of pain and discomfort.

With alcohol, whether or not you need alcohol detox, also done in a medical drug detox facility, is largely dependant on how much you drink, how long you've been drinking and your general state of health. Quitting alcohol abruptly can bring on symptoms that you may not be able to cope with on your own. More importantly, those symptoms could indicate a medical condition that needs to be treated. Medical drug detox helps you through that. You may also need to follow up with alcohol rehab.

Most street drugs can be handled with drug rehab alone but, again, it depends on the drug and your situation.

If you need advice on what to do next, call and talk to one of our experienced counselors. They can tell you if you need drug detox, drug rehab, neither, or both. And we'll help you find the drug detox or Milwaukee drug rehab program that's best for your situation.

Whether your problem is with alcohol, street drugs
or prescription drug addiction or dependency,
we can help you find a solution.