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Washington Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Treatment Centers and Programs

The State of Washington, with its bustling ports, excellent federal highways, and quiet, forested border with Canada, is particularly vulnerable to drug smuggling from all directions. Canadian marijuana, Mexican meth—both pass through the state in high volume on their way to communities across the United States. Washington spent $154 million in 2008 on substance abuse prevention and treatment to combat its rampant drug problems, but it remains one of the most significant source states for drugs in the entire country.

Washington is fighting a losing battle against drug and alcohol use and dependency, as seen by the indicators from a national study on drug abuse. Note the extremely low perception of risk in using marijuana when compared to the national average, and the high rates of admission to Washington drug and alcohol treatment centers for both drug and alcohol abuse.

National Outcome Measures, Washington 2008
U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Rates of illicit drug abuse, as noted by Washington rehab centers, are among the highest of all 50 states, especially for nonmedical use of prescription drugs. The figures are scary, the trends worse. Methamphetamine admissions soared from 1% of all admissions to treatment centers in Washington in 1992, to 30% in 2005. The flood tide of meth spreading eastward across the United States mostly began in the Pacific Northwest, brought in by Mexican drug cartels hiding amidst Washington’s large migrant population.

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

For Washington families, this all means that even areas of the state that once considered themselves immune to Seattle’s big-city problems are struggling to cope. Addictions to prescription drugs, meth, alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine top the list of problems. Washington drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation centers treated over 37,000 of the 155,000 people needing help for substance abuse in Washington in 2005.

The number of Washington drug and alcohol treatment facilities is growing is match the problem, from 310 in 2002 to 439 in 2006. They are located all over the state and typically are private nonprofit or private for-profit rehabilitation centers. In Washington, however, over half of all rehab facilities receive public funding, so “private” can be misleading to people who assume such facilities are only for the very well-heeled. In addition, 234 of these treatment centers contract their services to hospitals, so people referred to drug and alcohol treatment programs in Washington may receive care through one of them.

A breakout of services offered through the various Washington rehabilitation facilities shows that 90% offer outpatient care, 60 facilities have residential programs, and 17 offer opioid programs such as methadone maintenance. In addition, in 2006, just under 100 physicians statewide were certified to administer buprenorphine, which is used in place of methadone to treat many opiate addictions. All individuals seeking drug and alcohol treatment programs in Washington therefore have a variety of places to turn, with an equal variety of treatment modalities to choose from. Prospective patients should discuss all options with their doctor before deciding upon any program.

 

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