Hawaii Drug Rehab and Addiction Treatment Centers

The Need for Drug Rehabs in Hawaii

Hawaii Drug Rehab Centers was established as a no cost service to guide you through the problem of finding a drug rehab centers in Hawaii for yourself or your loved one that works. Drug rehab counselors are available to help you find the right Hawaii 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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii and can help you understand what the different types of drug rehab centers can do for you.

Hawaii statistics show that an estimated 70,000 individuals had an alcohol abuse or dependence problem in the 2005, while an estimated 27,000 individuals had an illicit drug abuse, dependence, or addiction problem.

Studies in Hawaii also shows that an estimated 66,000 individuals in Hawaii needed alcohol rehab treatment but did not receive any alcohol rehab in 2005 and another estimated 25,000 individuals were in need of drug addiction treatment but did not receive drug rehab.

Cocaine prices in Hawaii indicate that sufficient quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine are available to meet user demand. Crack cocaine is readily available and is converted on an as needed basis.

Much of the heroin used in Hawaii is black tar heroin, although there is some smuggling and distribution of Southeast Asian heroin.

Marijuana is Hawaii’s second most significant drug threat. This drug is widely available and use continues to increase among Hawaii’s juveniles. Hawaiian grown cannabis is commonly cultivated and contains some of the highest tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the nation.

Crystal methamphetamine, also known as “ice,” is the drug of choice in Hawaii and is considered to be the most significant drug threat to the state. Per capita, Hawaii has the highest population of ice users in the nation.

Club Drugs - Abuse of predatory drugs, including MDMA, GHB, and LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), is increasing among Hawaii’s youth and the large military population stationed in Hawaii. These drugs are readily available and typically consumed among military personnel, teenagers, and young adults attracted to dance clubs, raves, and bars.

Diverted Pharmaceuticals/Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drugs - Hydrocodone is one of the most abused pharmaceutical drugs in Hawaii. OxyContin's street price has risen 20 percent and local pharmacies in Hilo report that individuals are purchasing the maximum limits for pseudoephedrine-based OTC drugs.

There are approximately 6,000 annual admissions to drug rehab and addiction treatment facilities in Hawaii, however, due to the high relapse rate of many traditional programs most families are searching for something that works.

The Solution

Drug rehab that addresses the individual through a biophysical approach is the most successful method. Our philosophy is to 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 immediate assistance to find a drug rehabilitation center, call now 1-877-444-1137.
A professional counselor will assist you.

Hawaii 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.

During 2004, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported making 76 arrests for drug violations in Hawaii. From January to June 2004, there were 583 adult arrests in Hawaii for possession of non-narcotic drugs, which includes crystal methamphetamine. During full year 2003, there were 996 such arrests. Overcrowding in prison systems is largely due to drug-related crime, but most drug users in Hawaii should have the opportunity to enter a drug rehab center.

Types of Drug Rehab and Addiction Treatment Available in Hawaii

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.

Presently there is a biophysical program under construction in Hawaii, but the date of completion is unclear at this time. Please call our counselors at Drug Rehab and Addiction Treatment Centers and we can give you the latest timeline on the center's opening and find another appropriate program for you or your loved one immediately. 1-877-444-1137