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Leading Drug Rehab Facility Prepares to Launch Programs in 2008 To Educate Public On Addiction
Publish Date : 11/14/2007 8:36:00 AM Source : Education & Studies OnlyPunjab.com
When you listen to the nightly news or read newspapers, you may hear speeches or read articles about how America is winning the war on drugs. Our own government's statistics show a different story which has led Narconon Arrowhead, one of the country's leading drug education and rehabilitation facilities, to take an initiative to do more.
Very simply, review the following information available from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Every year, they publish the National Survey on Drug Use and Health which contains detailed statistics on drug use in this country.
Here are the figures from that report on the number of Americans aged 12 and older who were current (in the last month) users of illicit drugs:
1996: 13,000,000, constituting 6.4% of the population.
1997: 13,900,000, constituting 6.4% of the population.
1998: 13,800,000, constituting 6.3 % of the population.
1999: 13,000,000, constituting 6.4% of the population.
2000: 14,000,000, constituting 6.3% of the population.
2001: 15,000,000, constituting 7.1% of the population.
2002: 19,500,000, constituting 8.3% of the population.
2003: 19,000,000, constituting 8.2% of the population.
2004: 19,100,000, constituting 7.9% of the population.
2005: 19,700,000, constituting 8.1% of the population.
2006: 20,400,000, constituting 8.3% of the population.
Alarmingly, in eleven years, seven million four hundred thousand more people became consumers of illicit drugs. Many have fallen to the crack cocaine or methamphetamine epidemics that rage in different parts of the country. Others have found no effective way to beat their heroin habits. Young people have decided to experiment with club drugs such as Ecstasy while out partying. Or maybe they snort some OxyContin they got from a friend who stole it from his mom.
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health shares more disconcerting information. Across the country, the most affected group is 18 to 25 year olds. Among these young adults, one out of five has used an illicit drug in the last month. Overall, in the last year, one in ten Americans used marijuana and more than one in four young adults did the same. Nationally, more than seven million people used cocaine, most of them young adults. More than fourteen million people abused a prescription drug, with teens and young adults experiencing much higher rates of use than other age groups.
"As long as there is a demand for illicit drugs, you can be sure that someone will be willing to supply them," stated Ryan Thorpe, Director of Admissions at Narconon Arrowhead, located in Canadian, Oklahoma. "This war will be won by educating youth on exactly why they should refrain from drug use and effectively rehabilitating those who have become addicted. Narconon Arrowhead drug education staff have reached more than a quarter of a million kids with our message about the real damage created by drug use. We're proud to contribute to this effort. In 2008, Narconon Arrowhead will be launching new programs to educate more people in schools and other community organizations than ever before."
For more information on the rehabilitation and educational services of Narconon Arrowhead, call 1-800-468-6933 today or visit the website www.stopaddiction.com. The Narconon program was founded in 1966 by William Benitez in Arizona State Prison, and is based on the humanitarian works of L. Ron Hubbard. In more than 120 centers around the world, Narconon programs restore drug and alcohol abusers and addicts to a clean and sober lifestyle.
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