Drug Addiction and/or Alcoholism is not something most people can over come by themselves. A Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center is usually the best opportunity individuals have to beat drug and/or alcohol addiction and get their lives back on track. Some things to look for when deciding on a Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program are:
- Does the Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program have proper credentials?
- How much does a Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility cost?
- What is the success rate of the Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in question?
Many people find that speaking to a counselor or Registered Addiction Specialist is extremely helpful when deciding on a Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility. Drug Counselors in New Hampshire are a good source of information for figuring out what the best treatment option is for an individual. They are familiar with many of the programs in New Hampshire and can increase your chances of getting into the correct Alcohol Treatment and Drug Treatment Program that will best address your treatment needs.
If you would like to speak with a Registered Addiction Specialist regarding Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facilities in New Hampshire, call our toll-free number and one of our drug counselors will assist you in finding a Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehab Center. You can also fill out our form if you would like an Addiction Specialist to contact you directly and help you or your loved one find the appropriate Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program.
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Drug Rehabs New Hampshire
Retail quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine remain readily available in the state of New Hampshire. Dominican narcotics traffickers are the principal distributors of cocaine in the state. Heroin is available in street level quantities in New Hampshire, supplied primarily by Dominican traffickers with bases of operation in the Lowell/Lawrence, MA areas. Marijuana is readily available throughout the state, and it is apparent that marijuana is the predominate drug of choice in the state. Although, the state of New Hampshire experienced a continued growth in availability of methamphetamine within the state in the past few years, reportedly, it appears that availability has now stabilized.
Drug and alcohol rehab programs are flourishing in New Hampshire due to the states drug problem. In New Hampshire and across the United States, there are a variety of evidence-based approaches to treating addiction. Drug treatment can include behavioral therapy (such as individual or group counseling, cognitive therapy, or contingency management), medications, or their combination. The specific type of treatment or combination of treatments will vary depending on the patient's individual needs and, often, on the types of drugs they use. The severity of addiction and previous efforts to stop using drugs can also influence a treatment approach. Finally, people who are addicted to drugs often suffer from other health (including other mental health), occupational, legal, familial, and social problems that should be addressed concurrently.
2006-2007 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health:
Below is a table with data pertaining to the Selected Drug Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, Average Annual Marijuana Initiates, Past Year Substance Dependence or Abuse, Needing But Not Receiving Treatment, Serious Psychological Distress, and Having at Least One Major Depressive, by Age Group: Estimated Numbers (in Thousands), Annual Averages Based on 2006-2007 NSDUHs
| ILLICIT DRUGS |
Age 12+ |
Age 12-17 |
Age 18-25 |
Age 26+ |
Age 18+ |
| Past Month Illicit Drug Use | 110 | 12 | 38 | 59 | 97 |
| Past Year Marijuana Use | 154 | 18 | 55 | 81 | 136 |
| Past Month Marijuana Use | 92 | 10 | 35 | 47 | 82 |
| Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana | 39 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 34 |
| Past Year Cocaine Use | 29 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Past Year Nonmedical Pain Reliever Use | 54 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 47 |
| Perception of Great Risk of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month | 292 | 28 | 16 | 248 | 264 |
| Average Annual Number of Marijuana Initiates | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| ALCOHOL | |||||
| Past Month Alcohol Use | 690 | 20 | 99 | 571 | 669 |
| Past Month Binge Alcohol Use | 286 | 13 | 72 | 200 | 272 |
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Perception of Great Risk of Drinking Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week |
370 | 35 | 28 | 307 | 335 |
| Past Month Alcohol Use (Persons Aged 12 to 20) | 57 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Past Month Binge Alcohol Use (Persons Aged 12 to 20) | 41 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| TOBACCO PRODUCTS | |||||
| Past Month Tobacco Product Use | 301 | 14 | 63 | 224 | 287 |
| Past Month Cigarette Use | 259 | 11 | 56 | 192 | 248 |
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Perception of Great Risk of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day |
826 | 75 | 92 | 659 | 751 |
| PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE, .USE, AND TREATMENT | |||||
| Illicit Drug Dependence | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Illicit Drug Dependence or Abuse | 32 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Alcohol Dependence | 39 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 36 |
| Alcohol Dependence or Abuse | 93 | 7 | 29 | 56 | 86 |
| Alcohol or Illicit Drug Dependence or Abuse | 111 | 10 | 35 | 66 | 101 |
| Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Illicit Drug Use | 29 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 24 |
| Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Alcohol Use | 87 | 7 | 28 | 52 | 80 |
| SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS | -- | -- | 26 | 86 | 112 |
| HAVING AT LEAST ONE MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE | -- | 10 | 14 | 77 | 90 |
New Hampshire Drug Use and Drug-Related Crime
- The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported 43 drug arrests in New Hampshire during 2006.
- There were 3,228 total arrests in New Hampshire for drug abuse violations during 2006.
- Nearly 300,000 (27.1%) New Hampshire citizens reported that using marijuana occasionally (once a month) was a “great risk”.
- Additional 2004-2005 NSDUH results indicate that 32,000 (2.86%) New Hampshire citizens reported illicit drug dependence or abuse within the past year. Approximately 21,000 (1.88%) reported past year illicit drug dependence.
- During 2005, there were 2 New Hampshire methamphetamine laboratory sites reported to the El Paso Intelligence Center in which a child was present.
- During 2006, there were 5,729 admissions to drug/alcohol treatment in New Hampshire. This is down from 4,976 treatment admissions in 2005. During 2004, there were 5,611 admissions to treatment in New Hampshire.
- According to 2004-2005 NSDUH data, approximately 28,000 (2.50%) New Hampshire citizens reported needing but not receiving treatment for illicit drug use within the past year.
- In the state of New Hampshire it is estimated that there will be around 6,073 DUI's, and 72 deaths due to intoxicated driving this year. Statistics also show that there will be 368 deaths related to alcohol abuse, 1,886 tobacco related deaths, and 73 deaths due to illicit drug use.
- It is believed that there are around 63,454 marijuana users, 10,398 cocaine addicts, and 589 heroin addicts living in New Hampshire. It is also estimated that there are 27,787 people abusing prescription drugs, 2,650 people that use inhalants, and 4,719 people who use hallucinogens.
- In New Hampshire, there will be around 8,010 people arrested this year for drug related charges.
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Cocaine:
- Cocaine HCl and crack cocaine are readily available at the retail level; kilogram quantities of the drug are encountered with less frequency. In recent years, the seacoast region has experienced a significant increase in availability, due in part to its proximity to source areas in Massachusetts, specifically, the Lowell and Lawrence areas. Dominican narcotics traffickers dominate the distribution of cocaine HCl in the state and are supplied by associates in New York and Lowell/Lawrence, MA; however cocaine is brought into the region from Florida and the Mexican border. Cocaine and crack cocaine availability and prices have remained constant.
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Heroin:
- Heroin remains readily available at the retail level and its use is widespread. Heroin sources of supply are located in Lowell, Lawrence and Lynn, MA. The drug’s ultimate source center is New York. Dominican traffickers are the primary distributors of high quality heroin in New Hampshire. The state continues to experience increases in heroin availability. Heroin prices on the retail level have remained stable.
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Methamphetamine:
- The state of New Hampshire experienced a continued growth in availability of methamphetamine in the past few years; however, availability appears to have stabilized. Methamphetamine is available throughout the state. Methamphetamine, which is produced in Mexico, is primarily transported into the state via express mail packages, by common carrier and by privately owned vehicles from the West Coast of the United States. Methamphetamine prices have remained stable.
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Club Drugs:
- Recent seizures in the greater Boston, Massachusetts area, as well as various ongoing investigations conducted by the DEA New England FD Manchester, New Hampshire RO, Bridgeport, Connecticut RO, Hartford, Connecticut RO, and New Bedford, Massachusetts ROs, reveal that MDMA is readily available; however, it is not as widely abused as in the past. MDMA is frequently sold to teenagers and young adults at nightclubs, rave parties and on college campuses. MDMA in powder form has also been encountered in the state. The majority of the MDMA available in the seacoast region originates in New York, NY and is transported into the region via private vehicle for distribution. Canada has also served as a transshipment point for MDMA destined for New Hampshire.
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Marijuana:
- Marijuana is readily available throughout New Hampshire. Marijuana is the predominant drug of choice in the state. Most of the marijuana available in the region is transported from the southwestern U.S. and originates in Mexico with local Caucasian violators traveling weekly or bi-monthly to Arizona and southern California to obtain 200-300 pound quantities of the drug. The marijuana is usually transported into the state via land vehicle. Marijuana is also being shipped in relatively small quantities (20-50 lb. packages) into the state utilizing U. S. and other mail services.
- Cannabis is also cultivated within New Hampshire, though not as readily in recent years. Because of the rural nature of the state, particularly in the north, potential growing areas abound and most of the outdoor growers have reduced the size of their plots and increased the variety and scope of their concealment efforts. THC content in excess of 22 percent has been seen in the state.
- High grade hydroponic marijuana from Canada is increasingly available in New Hampshire and is smuggled into the state transiting through its shared border with Canada.
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Pharmaceuticals and Other Drugs:
- Much of the diversion problem in the state of New Hampshire involves fraudulent prescriptions, dated & duped doctors, mail order pharmaceuticals, illegal and over dispensing, doctor shopping, chemically impaired practitioners, etc. OxyContin® continues to be a pharmaceutical drug of abuse in the state, although a decline in has been reported.
- Hospitals and substance abuse clinics in the states of New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont likewise are noting an increase in addiction to prescription drugs, primarily OxyContin ® while substance abuse clinics in New Hampshire have indicated an increase in addiction to other prescription drugs, such as fentanyl (patches), Suboxone, methadone. Diversion of these drugs are occurring from either the patients reselling their medications or doctors negligently writing large amount of Suboxone ® prescriptions to patients. Several states in New England, to include New Hampshire, have seen a growing trend of underground Internet pharmacies involved in the illicit distribution of controlled substances without a required prescription.
One of the New England states, New Hampshire is bordered by Canada and the U.S. states of Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont; the Atlantic Ocean lies to the southeast. The Connecticut River forms its western boundary with Vermont. The White Mountains in its central part contain Mount Washington. The region was inhabited by Algonquian-speaking peoples when the first English people settled near Portsmouth in 1623. The area came under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts in 1641 and became a separate crown colony in 1679. It was the first colony to declare its independence from Britain in 1776. Following the nation’s establishment, the state grew rapidly. Agriculture flourished and manufacturing developed along the rivers. Portsmouth became a major shipbuilding centre. The economy is now based primarily on manufacturing and tourism, although dairy farming and granite quarrying are also important. Because it holds the nation’s earliest presidential primary, it has furnished the first testing ground for many candidacies. Dartmouth and the University of New Hampshire are two of the state’s prominent educational institutions.
New Hampshire’s Demographics
- Population (2006 American Community Survey): 1,314,8951
- Race/Ethnicity (2006 American Community Survey): 95.1% white; 1.1% black/African American; 0.2% American Indian/Alaska Native; 2.0% Asian; 0.0% Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander; 0.8% other race; 0.8% two or more races; 2.3% Hispanic/Latino origin (of any race)