Drug Addiction and/or Alcoholism is not something most people can over come by themselves. A Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment 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 Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program are:
- Does the Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program have proper credentials?
- How much does a Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program cost?
- What is the success rate of the Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program in question?
Many people find that speaking to a counselor or Registered Addiction Specialist is extremely helpful when deciding on a Drug Rehab and Alcoholism Treatment Facility. Drug Counselors in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island and can increase your chances of getting into the correct Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility that will best address your treatment needs.
If you would like to speak with a Registered Addiction Specialist regarding Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facilities in Rhode Island, call our toll-free number and one of our drug counselors will assist you in finding a Drug Rehab and Alcoholism Treatment 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 Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center.
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Drug Rehabs Rhode Island
Cocaine is the primary drug of choice in Rhode Island. The purity levels of cocaine available in Rhode Island generally range between 50% -90% pure, depending on the quantity purchased. Cocaine traffickers in Rhode Island also service customers in Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. Traffickers utilize Rhode Island as a transshipment point for distribution throughout New England.
The cocaine problem in Rhode Island has created the need for more drug and alcohol rehabs. Attending a drug rehab in Rhode Island (or in any other state) provides the recovering addict a safe and supportive environment for recovery from drug addiction and/or alcoholism. They usually take the form of a residential addiction treatment center, but can also be intensive outpatient rehabilitation or day treatment programs, or day/night treatment programs - a type of treatment center that takes on the same form and provides many of the same services as a residential drug treatment center or alcohol rehab center, but utilizes more than one location for treatment - often a center for counseling and group therapy by day, and a separate residential setting at night.
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 | 112 | 11 | 41 | 59 | 101 |
| Past Year Marijuana Use | 144 | 16 | 56 | 72 | 129 |
| Past Month Marijuana Use | 92 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 84 |
| Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana | 49 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 44 |
| Past Year Cocaine Use | 37 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 35 |
| Past Year Nonmedical Pain Reliever Use | 55 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 49 |
| Perception of Great Risk of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month | 277 | 23 | 20 | 234 | 254 |
| Average Annual Number of Marijuana Initiates | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| ALCOHOL | |||||
| Past Month Alcohol Use | 565 | 18 | 95 | 451 | 546 |
| Past Month Binge Alcohol Use | 250 | 10 | 66 | 174 | 240 |
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Perception of Great Risk of Drinking Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week |
343 | 31 | 35 | 276 | 311 |
| Past Month Alcohol Use (Persons Aged 12 to 20) | 52 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Past Month Binge Alcohol Use (Persons Aged 12 to 20) | 35 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| TOBACCO PRODUCTS | |||||
| Past Month Tobacco Product Use | 268 | 12 | 61 | 195 | 256 |
| Past Month Cigarette Use | 227 | 10 | 54 | 163 | 217 |
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Perception of Great Risk of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day |
687 | 59 | 94 | 533 | 627 |
| PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE, .USE, AND TREATMENT | |||||
| Illicit Drug Dependence | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Illicit Drug Dependence or Abuse | 37 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 33 |
| Alcohol Dependence | 35 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 33 |
| Alcohol Dependence or Abuse | 76 | 5 | 24 | 47 | 71 |
| Alcohol or Illicit Drug Dependence or Abuse | 102 | 8 | 34 | 60 | 94 |
| Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Illicit Drug Use | 33 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 29 |
| Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Alcohol Use | 74 | 5 | 23 | 46 | 69 |
| SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS | -- | -- | 26 | 78 | 104 |
| HAVING AT LEAST ONE MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE | -- | 6 | 12 | 52 | 64 |
Rhode Island Drug Use and Drug-Related Crime
- During 2006, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported making 154 arrests for drug violations in Rhode Island.
- According to 2004-2005 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), approximately 97,000 (11%) of Rhode Island citizens (ages 12 or older) reported past month use of an illicit drug.
- Approximately 320,000 (35.41%) Rhode Island citizens reported that using marijuana occasionally (once a month) was a “great risk”.
- Additional 2004-2005 NSDUH results indicate that 32,000 (3.58%) Rhode Island citizens reported illicit drug dependence or abuse within the past year. Approximately 22,000 (2.48%) reported past year illicit drug dependence.
- During 2006, there were 12,033 admissions to drug/alcohol treatment in Rhode Island. There were 12,487 such treatment admissions in 2005. During 2004, there were 12,920 admissions to treatment in Rhode Island.
- According to 2004-2005 NSDUH data, approximately 29,000 (3.25%) Rhode Island citizens reported needing but not receiving treatment for illicit drug use within the past year.
- In the state of Rhode Island it is estimated that there will be around 4,931 DUI's, and 58 deaths due to intoxicated driving this year. Statistics also show that there will be 298 deaths related to alcohol abuse, 1,532 tobacco related deaths, and 59 deaths due to illicit drug use.
- It is believed that there are around 51,520 marijuana users, 8,442 cocaine addicts, and 478 heroin addicts living in Rhode Island. It is also estimated that there are 22,561 people abusing prescription drugs, 2,152 people that use inhalants, and 3,831 people who use hallucinogens.
- In Rhode Island, there will be around 6,503 people arrested this year for drug related charges.
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Cocaine:
- Rhode Island has seen a decrease in availability of cocaine, therefore making it more expensive. Kilogram quantities of cocaine are sold for as much as $34,000 in Providence. The cocaine is transported from South America through Southwest Border States via commercial airlines and motor vehicles with sophisticated hidden hydraulic compartments. Cocaine is also brought to New England from the Mexican border, hidden within shipments of legitimate goods being transported by tractor-trailer. Cocaine is distributed primarily by Colombian and Dominican traffickers. The majority of the cocaine purchased in Rhode Island is transported in by local suppliers who travel to New York and return to distribute the product.
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Heroin:
- Heroin is widely available in Rhode Island and can be purchased in nearly every town and city. Heroin seized in Rhode Island ranges from 12% - 70% pure, depending on the quantity. Pure, pre-packaged heroin is transported by courier to Providence by airplane, train, body carriers and automobiles. After the heroin arrives at its Rhode Island destination, local trafficking groups will adulterate and re-package it for sale at the retail level. Colombian, and Puerto Rican traffickers continue to dominate the heroin trafficking market in Rhode Island. The Dominican traffickers network the most among the various ethnic groups and they control the street level distribution of heroin. The Providence RO commonly sees heroin packaged in cut off plastic bags in various amounts. Local police departments continue to see heroin packaged in glassine packets containing approximately 1/10th of a gram of heroin. The ½ gram bags cost approximately $45. Kilogram quantities of heroin are available in Rhode Island.
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Methamphetamine:
- Methamphetamine is rarely seen in Rhode Island. The methamphetamine that is seen in Rhode Island is “crystal meth” and is typically seen in the gay communities.
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Club Drugs:
- The state of Rhode Island continues to see “club drugs,” such as MDMA and GHB. MDMA is found in various nightclubs located in Providence, RI and at rave parties throughout the state. The majority of the MDMA seen in Rhode Island comes from Canada, New York, and Boston, MA.
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Marijuana:
- The trend in Rhode Island supports a widespread and readily available market of fairly large amounts of marijuana. Prices of marijuana will vary seasonally as the supply fluctuates. The marijuana available in Rhode Island is mostly Mexican; however it is supplemented by limited amounts of other foreign based and domestic marijuana. The majority of the marijuana is imported from the southwest border via parcel carriers and couriers on commercial airlines. Hydroponically produced marijuana is also available in Rhode Island. A majority of the “hydro” marijuana is transported into Rhode Island via tractor trailers and is sold for $3500 - $5000 per pound. Canada is the major source of supply for this type of marijuana in Rhode Island.
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Pharmaceuticals and Other Drugs:
- The most popular pharmaceutical substance abused in Rhode Island is OxyContin. Much of the diversion is through fraudulent prescriptions, doctor shopping, pharmacy break-ins, and hospital thefts. OxyContin is being sold for approximately $1.00 per milligram.
Rhode Island is one of the New England states and is the smallest U.S. state. It is bordered by Massachusetts on the north and east and Connecticut on the west. Rhode Island Sound on the south is the basis of the state’s fishing industry. The original inhabitants of the area were Narragansett Indians. The first European settlement was in 1636 by Roger Williams and his followers, who were banished from Massachusetts; in 1663 King Charles II granted a charter to Williams. Though it never officially joined the New England colonies in King Philip’s War, it suffered greatly when many settlements were burned. It was at the forefront of the fight against British customs laws that led to the American Revolution. An original state of the Union, in 1790 it was the 13th state to ratify the Constitution and agreed to do so only after the Bill of Rights was included. The state’s original charter remained in effect until after Dorr’s Rebellion (led by Thomas W. Dorr) in 1842, when suffrage was extended to white males who did not own land. The cotton-textile mill built by Samuel Slater in Pawtucket in 1790 initiated the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. Manufacturing is still important to the economy, and products include jewelry and silverware, textiles and clothing, and electrical machinery and electronics.
Rhode Island Demographics
- Population (2006 American Community Survey) 1,067,6101
- Race/Ethnicity (2006 American Community Survey): 82.6% white, 5.1% black/African American, 0.4% American Indian/Alaska Native, 2.8% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander, 6.9% other, 2.2% two or more races, 11.0% Hispanic/Latino origin (of any race)