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Kentucky Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Treatment Centers and Programs

 

 

Rates of drug and alcohol abuse in the Bluegrass State strongly point up the correlation between low perceived risk and high use. In Kentucky this is particularly true of marijuana, which is the most widely abused drug in the state, widely grown in its southeastern region. Kentucky ranks among the ten lowest states in the Union for perception of risk by young people in using marijuana. The rate of use is correspondingly high: over 47% of all Kentucky high school seniors and 23% of 9th graders have used marijuana.

Treatment for all substances is on an ugly upward trend in Kentucky, as noted by the state’s 312 drug and alcohol treatment facilities. In Kentucky, marijuana abuse is joined by a skyrocketing trend in opiates other than heroin, which generally refers to prescription opiates like Oxycontin and Vicodin. The rate of alcohol admissions is also climbing, bucking a national trend downward. It is safe to say that every family in Kentucky could someday be affected by substances previously considered “safe,” or at least something only other people had to worry about.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues At-A-Glance, Kentucky
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),  December 2008

Per the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), “The abuse and diversion of prescription drugs, particularly hydrocodone and oxycodone (Lortab, Lorcet, Vicodin® and Oxycontin), remain one of, if not the, largest drug problem in southeastern Kentucky.” As show below, this is borne out by the rapid climb in “other opiates” admissions to Kentucky drug and alcohol treatment centers in 2006. This is a problem that affects all age groups in all parts of Kentucky, for seniors are especially vulnerable to accidental abuse of prescription painkillers, and young people increasingly encounter them at parties. Treatment for any type of prescription drug abuse should be sought as quickly as possible, for all of these opiates are highly addictive and often difficult to treat.

Office of National Drug Control Policy, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse
State of Kentucky Profile of Drug Indicators
February 2008

Rehabilitation centers in Kentucky include 185 private nonprofit and 115 private for-profit treatment facilities. “Private” does not mean inaccessible, however. About 48% of all Kentucky drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities received public funding, and 129 of them contract their services to hospitals and HMOs. Residents seeking treatment for drug and alcohol abuse in Kentucky therefore will most likely be referred to an appropriate program, and may be eligible for financial assistance in the form of grant programs.

Choices of drug and alcohol treatment in Kentucky or anywhere else involve understanding the types of services and programs available. No two drug and alcohol treatment programs in Kentucky will be exactly alike. For instance, patients hoping for a methadone or buprenorphine treatment program may have to hunt outside their local community, for only 12 of the 312 Kentucky rehab centers offered this type of opioid treatment program in 2006. Those seeking residential care have a choice of 53 facilities scattered across the state. Every addiction is different, so patients should take care to understand what services and treatment methods are most likely to produce a good outcome for their particular problem.

 

 

 

 

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