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- Prescription drug facts show that from 1998 to 2008, the proportion of all substance abuse treatment admissions (age 12 or older) who noted any pain reliever abuse increased more than fourfold.
- The 2mg Xanax pill is known as a "bar" on the street.
- The drugging of children with Ritalin, another highly addictive central nervous system stimulant, continues with increasing regularity and controversy with Ritalin use nearing a world record. In the United States, usage of Ritalin increased an estimated 70% between 1990 and 1998. Is it a question of "hook" them young and they are customers for life to addictive prescription drugs including tranquillizers, sleeping pills and anti-depressants?
- Anabolic steroid use is another form of prescription drug abuse. One study, for example, found that 2.6% of high school seniors used anabolic steroids in 2006.
Teenagers become exposed to drugs and alcohol at very early ages, and a large percentage of teens in North Branford will experiment with drugs and drink alcohol at some point in their youth. Although this has somewhat become a social norm, there are very serious risks that teenagers of today's drug culture are faced with. Prescription drug abuse for example, opioid pain killers specifically, being the main culprit. There is an incredibly high risk of addiction associated with this type of drug abuse, and teenagers can very easily become fully dependent addicts within a very short time period. Drug treatment for teenagers is available in North Branford from services and environments aimed at supplying and nurturing rehabilitation for the teenage addict. These types of drug treatment centers for teenagers approach rehabilitation at a level that the teen age group can easily grasp and understand. This makes it possible for teenagers in North Branford to get their lives and recover from addiction so that they have a brighter future ahead of them.
Substance Abuse Treatment Unit is located at:
1 Long Wharf Drive
New Haven, CT. 6511
If you would like to contact Substance Abuse Treatment Unit, you can reach them at 203-974-5777.
Substance Abuse Treatment Unit offers the following treatment services: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Programs, Outpatient Rehab Services, Addiction Treatment for Teenagers, Dual Diagnosis Clients with Mental and Substance Abuse Problems, Drug Addiction Treatment for Women, Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Men
Payment forms accepted: Self Pay Drug and Alcohol Rehab, Personal Health Coverage, Payment Help
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