Arkansas Drug Rehab and Addiction Treatment Centers

Arkansas Drug Rehab Centers was established as a no cost service to guide you through the problem of finding a drug rehab centers in Arkansas for yourself or your loved one that works. Drug rehab counselors are available to help you find the right Arkansas drug rehab based on your own individual circumstances. Our drug rehab professionals are all certified and have decades of combined experience in dealing with addiction-related drug problems with individuals, families and Arkansas drug rehab centers. This is a free service that will help you find a drug rehab for any alcohol or drug addiction problem you or a loved one may be having. It is easy to confuse the different terms used in this field, describing the different types of drug rehab centers, drug rehabilitation centers, and substance abuse treatment programs. For your specific addiction or drug problem, you maybe looking for an Outpatient, In-patient, Residential Treatment Center, Long term or Short term treatment and, secondly, what modality of treatment is the most effective and what are the cost related to these forms of treatment or rehab?

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We have access to an extensive database of thousands of drug rehab across Arkansas and can help you understand what the different types of drug rehab centers can do for you.

Arkansas statistics show that an estimated 151,000 individuals had an alcohol abuse or dependence problem in the 2005, while an estimated 74,000 individuals had an illicit drug abuse, dependence, or addiction problem.

Studies in Arkansas also shows that an estimated 139,000 individuals in Arkansas needed alcohol rehab treatment but did not receive services in 2005 and another estimated 67,000 individuals were in need of drug addiction treatment but received no drug addiction services.

Cocaine powder and crack cocaine are significant problems to Arkansas because of their relation to street gang violence, especially in inner city areas. Cocaine is readily available throughout Arkansas, which allows street gangs to spread crack use to many suburban and rural areas. Crack cocaine is primarily available in larger cities. During 2002, powder cocaine was 71.8% pure and crack cocaine was 50.6% pure.

Heroin is not considered a significant drug problem in Arkansas. Mexican black tar and brown powdered heroin are available in the state but on a limited basis. During 2002, heroin was 44.3% pure.

Mexican and domestic marijuana are widely available throughout Arkansas. Most marijuana available in the state is produced in Mexico, although some is cultivated locally.

Methamphetamine is the primary drug of concern in Arkansas. Locally produced methamphetamine as well as imported methamphetamine, produced in Mexico, are both available in Arkansas. Prices for methamphetamine have remained stable although its purity has fluctuated. During 2002, methamphetamine in Arkansas was 35% pure.

Club Drugs- The most popular club drug in Arkansas is MDMA, although LSD, GHB, and OxyContin are increasing in demand. Club drugs are commonly used at raves and college hangouts.

Diverted pharmaceuticals include ydrocodone products, codeine, oxycodone, and benzodiazepines are the most popular diverted prescription drugs in Arkansas.

There are approximately 13,000 annual admissions to drug rehab and addiction treatment facilities in Arkansas, however, due to the high relapse rate of many traditional programs most families are searching for something that works.

The Solution

A drug rehab that addresses the individual through a biophysical approach is the most successful method. Our counselors will refer you to the best possible drug rehab center that will terminatively handle the problem. We will refer you to drug rehab centers that don't use drugs in any way.

For assistance to find a drug rehabilitation center, call now 1-877-444-1137.
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Arkansas Drug Rehab Assessment Form

Please fill out this short information form so that we can help you find a good rehabilitation facility with a high success rate. We are knowledeable in all methods of drug rehab and can find you a center which does not use any kinds of drugs in the program which actually achieves a complete rehabilitation. For the long form assessment please click here.

Drug-Related Crime in Arkansas

In 2000 there were 12,229 arrests for drug abuse violations in Arkansas. This number decreased to 10,201 in 2001 and there were less than 7,000 in 2002. During 2001 there were 14,754 total drug arrests in Arkansas. The majority of these drug arrests were for drug possession. Overcrowding in prison systems is largely due to drug-related crime, but most drug users in Arkansas should have the opportunity to enter a drug rehab center.

Types of Drug Rehab and Addiction Treatment Available in Arkansas

1. Drug Rehab using behavioral modification
Behavioral Modification gained popularity in the 1970's and is based on the Pavlovian idea that man is an animal and changes actions based on stimulus and response. It was popular during these early years for teachers to have bags of M&M's to reward children for proper responses. In drug treatment, the Therapeutic Community model was developed, which uses ridicule and shamming tactics rather than M&M's in an attempt to change thinking and behavior. These program are popular with criminal justice populations and have demonstrated less than a 10% long-term success rate. As long as the person is in the original group and has gained some privileges for being a "perfect client", the compliance is high, but for those that need support to make changes, it can be devastating and leads to many clients exiting the programs early to maintain some personal power and dignity.

2. Drug rehab using a 12-step approach:

This method of recovery is employed by Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous,Cocaine Anonymous and many other Anonymous groups.
The originators of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) looked long and hard for something, anything, that would work to save alcoholics from self-destruction, anything to break the cycle of addiction. In the 1930's alcoholics were thought of as the reprobates of society and were usually institutionalized in psychiatric centers as being insane and given horrendous treatment, which, of course, didn't solve the addiction. So, the original work of the two founders of the 12-step approach are to be commended for reclassifying the problem, but, unfortunately, in the process, they removed all of the personal responsibility by making addiction a disease.

There are many positive aspects of the 12-step approach in that it gets addicts into communication about their lives and their addiction and that is far better than the isolation that they were experiencing. However, it falls short of the truth about addiction and actually re-labels the problem to fit their philosophy and doesn't actually treat the addiction, but supports addicts with the idea that there is no cure, but by belonging to a like-minded group, one can stay off of alcohol and other drugs and survive at a higher level.
This recovery method was never intended to be institutionalized into a treatment modality, but when insurance programs in the 1970's began to pay for up to 30 days of addiction treatment, many programs opened throughout the US and huge profits were actualized for their owners. Soon the insurance companies looked at the lack of ongoing success and have since drastically reduce their support of any form of addiction treatment. These 30-day, 12-step programs do not pretend to graduate their patients free of relapse, but contend that addiction is a disease of relapse and that will continue throughout ones life. They believe that addiction is a chronic and progressive disease, meaning that is last forever and gets worse even when one isn't drinking or using. Less than 10% of their graduates stay clean long enough to rebuild their lives.

3. Christian or Religious based treatment
Many families soon become frustrated with behavior modification and 12-step treatment approaches, and for good reason, and turn to religious programs for an answer. These program usually don't profess to doing treatment, but are structured to bring fundamental religious beliefs into the void of spiritual feelings seen in all addicts. To develop the moral/ethics and spiritual support in anyone suffering from addiction is an important component of any program, but in itself, it has proven to be insufficient in graduating a higher than 5-10% success.
As you my have noticed, other than the Biophysical approach, all other modalities of treatment are only successful at a minimal level of 10% or less. This correlates with the fact that about 10% of the addict population will recover from their problems without any clinical interventions whatsoever, so in looking at these forms of treatment, you might find that it satisfies some part of your common sense that addicts may need some of these measures, like religion, but effective treatment of this problem is either comprehensive and successful or it depends totally on the strengths of the individual to be a success.
All program, other than biophysical programs, depend on their graduates to live within the newly acquired philosophy and to limit their contacts and associations to others that follow those ideals and ideas. This is not very realistic and, therefore you can see that very few remove themselves from addiction at a level that one should expect of a center that is treating a problem of any magnitude.

4. Biophysical Drug Rehab
Biophysical treatment methods get the residue of the drugs out of the body. Through research, it has been found that the human body will store a residue, called a metabolite of the drug, in the dormant fat tissue for 5 – 7 years after drug use/abuse. When a person stops using drugs, this residue of the fat-soluble drugs begins to be released back into the blood stream which causes cravings, anxiety, and depression in the addict who may be trying desperately to curtail his use.
This can go on for literally years and is the major reason why many programs claim that addiction is a life-long disease. As these toxins are released back into the blood stream, it causes the struggling drug affected person to experience some of the original drug effect and causes depression and mental health problems that lead many to see advice from psychiatrist who will then prescribe a psychiatric medication, which leads to more toxins in the body to add to the emotional roller coaster that most recovering people experience daily.
Drugs like heroin, oxycontin, cocaine, and meth are more powerful than the natural chemicals the brain produces to be happy, so these "flash-back" type experiences overpower ones natural chemistry. It takes at least a year for this natural chemical balance to be restored and most "recovering" addicts cannot take the anxiety and depression they are causing for any length of time without relapsing back to their drug of choice or drug of availability.
The Biophysical method uses a purification technology in conjunction with vitamins and minerals to release these toxic residues stored in fat tissue, back into the blood stream where they are then forced out of the body, leaving the person free of this contamination and free of the cravings, anxiety or depression caused by the side effects of these drugs. This enables a return to a natural chemical balance, which is why these types of programs don't subscribe to the expression, "Once and Addict, Always and Addict". This type of drug rehabilitation center uses a social educational model to restore ethics and build life-skills to ensure their graduates are drug free and productive members of society. Drug Rehab Programs with this method are having a success rate of over 78%. This is why Biophysical drug treatment centers are the most highly recommended and fastest growing form of treatment.

Arkansas does not presently have a biophysical program in the state, but if you call our counselors, we can direct you to the nearest drug rehab program of this type, or any others that you may be needing.