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We’ll Help You Find Baton Rouge, Louisiana Drug Rehab Services
In Baton Rouge, drug abuse and addiction are becoming a serious problem. If you are seeking help for yourself or a loved one, we can assist you to find an appropriate Baton Rouge drug treatment program. The counselors at our Drug Crisis Hotline will help you by answering your questions and referring you to the best Baton Rouge drug abuse rehabs for your particular circumstance. Call us at 1-800-435-2890.
We’ll Help You With a Baton Rouge Drug Intervention
Oftentimes drug abusers are in a state of denial. It is difficult to get them to see the benefits in doing a drug rehab detox. What is more, some drug addicts won’t admit to there being any sort of problem at all. Family members of such people may want to stage a drug abuse intervention. In an intervention, a trained drug counselor makes an on-site visit and attempts to reason with the addict. By presenting the facts and listening to the addict relate his own circumstances, the drug counselor can often obtain the addict’s willingness to participate in drug rehabilitation services. Our Drug Crisis Hotline is able to set up an on-site, East Baton Rouge Parish intervention for your friend or family member. Call us at 1-800-435-2890.
We’ll Help You Get Your Life Back
If your son or daughter has been abusing drugs, you may not even recognize him or her as the same child anymore. This is because addiction alters the personality of the drug abuser. His life becomes centered around the “next fix” or the “next high” rather than on the goals and friendships that motivated him before. What is more, his life becomes rather purposeless overall, and he drifts out of communication with his wider environment and his family. He is “out of it”. Many Baton Rouge residents have reached this point. Without effective drug addiction counseling and rehab, the individual can be lost totally to substance abuse.
Drug Abuse Facts for Baton Rouge, LA
Marijuana Rehab Information for BR
In Baton Rouge, marijuana may also be referred to as “Texas tea,” “week,” “reefer,” “home grown,” “hemp,” “dagga,” or “dope.” Marijuana is a hallucinogen, which means that it distorts how the drug abuser’s mind perceives the world around him. Although marijuana users may insist that marijuana is not a drug or is not affecting them negatively, scientific studies indicate that the active ingredient in marijuana, THC, can remain in the body for weeks or longer. Also, smoking marijuana is more likely to cause cancer than smoking cigarettes. A 2008 Australian study linked heavy marijuana use to brain abnormalities. The long-term effects of marijuana use on the brain are similar to those of other drugs. Researchers have discovered that there is a definite connection between continual marijuana use and diminished brain function that can even lead to psychosis. Next to alcohol, marijuana is the most commonly abused drug in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Over one third of all Baton Rouge 12th graders report having used marijuana at least once in their lifetimes, and one eighth of all East Baton Rouge Parish 12th graders reported using marijuana habitually.
Alcohol Rehabilitation for Baton Rouge
Alcohol is the most commonly abused depressant in Baton Rouge and in the nation at large. As a matter of fact, alcohol is the cause of over 2.5 million Americans seeking substance abuse treatment each year. Consumption of alcohol causes impaired judgment and slowed reaction time. When taken in the form of binge drinking (technically, five or more drinks for a male, or four drinks or more for a female), alcohol abuse can have vast physical repercussions including coma and death. Since Baton Rouge is a college town, hosting Louisiana State University as well as Southern University, the local emergency rooms see many underage drinkers who have had one or more drinks too many. Our drug counselors have experience with several effective alcohol rehabs that service the Baton Rouge area.
Baton Rouge Ecstasy Rehab
Ecstasy is commonly abused by Baton Rouge youth. Also referred to as “E,” “Hug,” “Beans,” and “Adam,” ecstasy is usually taken orally in the form of a pill, tablet or capsule. Some Baton Rouge residents have been known to take several ecstasy pills at once, which is referred to as “bumping.” Ecstasy is man-made, fabricated synthetically in a “laboratory”. This has the liability of various toxins and other drugs possibly being laced in the drugs, which could cause a drug interaction or overdose with unsuspecting users. Ecstasy causes impaired judgment, a false sense of affection, confused thoughts, depressed mood, blurred eyesight, feelings of faintness, and chills as well as sweating. Extended use of ecstasy causes permanent brain damage. Ecstasy can also cause dehydration and even death. We have identified several ecstasy rehabs that service the Baton Rouge area, and will help you find the best fit for your particular situation.
Baton Rouge Cocaine Rehabilitation Program
Cocaine, also known as “coke,” “snow,” or “sniff,” is often abused by Baton Rouge residents. Commonly snorted through the nose, it can also be injected via syringe. It is manufactured from the coca plant, along with methamphetamine, creates the greatest mental dependence of any drug abused. Cocaine creates a quick, intense high followed by a completely depressed, edgy feeling that leaves its user craving more. The drug makes the heart rate skyrocket, and causes the body to spasm and convulse. Psychologically speaking, coke makes people paranoid, angry, hostile and anxious, even after the drug has apparently left their system. The after-effects of cocaine abuse, including the severe depression, deepen after each use. Coke users get to the point where they’ll do anything to get the next high, and if he or she can’t get their fix, they may even be driven to suicide. Many burglaries and other crimes committed in East Baton Rouge Parish are directly related to cocaine addiction. While many drug rehabs offer help for cocaine addiction, we are able to find you the best Baton Rouge cocaine rehabs for your needs.
Baton Rouge Crystal Meth Rehab Facility
Crystal meth and methamphetamine are commonly smoked, injected or inhaled. Baton Rouge and other similar metropolitan areas are plagued with methamphetamine abuse. Crystal meth is a form of methamphetamine resembling fragments of glass. Sometimes it looks instead like shiny blue-white rocks. Its street names include “ice,” “glass,” and “crystal” as well as other names. Crystal meth is one of the most powerful and addictive stimulants abused in Baton Rouge. Many Baton Rouge residents have actually reported getting “hooked” the first time they used crystal meth. Crystal meth users experience disturbed sleep patterns and hyperactivity, as well as nausea, delusions, aggressiveness and irritability. Methamphetamine users also experience a noticeable decrease in appetite which often results in weight loss. Some crystal meth abusers, including Baton Rouge residents, have died as a direct result of the drug. Crystal meth also has long-term effects on the Baton Rouge, Louisiana residents that it has hooked. Not only does it damage the kidneys, liver and lungs. Users also suffer from memory loss and brain damage. Even after recovering from crystal meth addiction, many Baton Rouge residents have to spend the rest of their lives with memory gaps and extreme mood swings resulting from the brain damage caused by the drug. Crystal meth is widely available in Baton Rouge due to the prevalence of meth labs in the rural areas surrounding East Baton Rouge Parish and nearby Louisiana parishes. Crystal meth can be a hard drug to quit without competent help. Our drug rehab referral service will help you find the right Baton Rouge, LA crystal meth rehab.
Heroin Drug Abuse Rehabs in Baton Rouge
Usually injected, smoked or snorted, heroin is highly addictive. Once it is introduced into the drug user’s body, it enters the brain quickly, impairing judgment and causing the drug abuser to think and react slowly. Baton Rouge has a relatively high rate of HIV infection among its population, and this is due in part to the use of infected needles by heroin users. Heroin is actually one of the top three causes of drug abuse death in Baton Rouge. Many violent crimes in Baton Rouge are attributed to heroin abuse. Heroin users experience clouded thinking, nausea, and even vomiting. The person’s body may go numb. Pregnant women taking the drug can suffer from spontaneous abortion. The user’s body slows down, and breathing may cease entirely. A long-term heroin user has scarred and collapsed veins and infections in his blood vessels. He is also much more likely to be infected with hepatitis, AIDS and other virus-related illnesses. Baton Rouge heroin drug abusers have a high mortality rate and unfortunately suffer from extremely severe withdrawal symptoms. When we are helping someone connect with a Baton Rouge heroin drug rehab service, we look for programs with proven results in getting Baton Rouge residents off heroin. We help heroin users find programs that will help them quit and ease them through the painful but necessary withdrawal process.
Inhalant Rehab for Baton Rouge
Also commonly referred to as “poppers,” “whippets,” “laughing gas,” or “rush,” inhalants consist of products that can be found in just about any Baton Rouge, Louisiana household. Such things as aerosol sprays, cleaning fluids, paint, lighter fuel, glue, paint thinner, and nail polish remover can be sniffed or “huffed” by an inhalant abuser. Inhalants have a direct effect on the brain. Toxic substances inhaled nasally or orally cause permanent mental and physical damage. Baton Rouge inhalant abusers suffer from a loss of the sense of smell, frequently experience nausea and nosebleeds, and can even develop problems in the kidneys, liver and lungs. Long-term inhalant abusers may even lose the ability to walk and talk or function in any way normally. Since inhalants have such a permanent and harmful effect on Baton Rouge residents, it’s important to get an inhalant abuser to an effective Baton Rouge inhalant rehab. It is possible to end inhalant addiction, and we can help.
Prescription Drug Abuse Rehab for Baton Rouge
Prescription drug abuse has become a major problem in the Baton Rouge area. As a matter of fact, in some areas of Baton Rouge prescription drugs are more frequently abused than street drugs. The common conception amongst East Baton Rouge Parish residents is that such prescription medications such as antidepressants, painkillers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sleeping pills are safe because they come from a doctor. The truth is that prescription medications are unsafe for anyone who uses them without a prescription or in doses beyond those recommended by a physician. As an example, OxyContin is as powerful as heroin and has the same effect on the body. Prescription medications can actually be more addictive than street drugs, with painful and life-threatening withdrawal symptoms for habitual users. We have been helping Baton Rouge residents with a prescription drug problem for years. We’ll help you find the right in-patient treatment facility with a proven track record.
General Information About Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital city of Louisiana. It has recently become the state’s most populous city as well. Baton Rouge has drug problems both in its urban areas as well as the suburban areas outlying the city.
Cities Near Baton Rouge
To find out if an effective drug rehab services your area, contact us now at 1-800-435-2890. The same rehabs that service Baton Rouge also service the following nearby cities and towns:
Addis
Baker
Belle Rose
Brusly
Chackbay
Clinton
Denham Springs
Donaldsonville
Fordoche
French Settlement
Garyville
Gonzales
Gramercy
Greensburg
Grosse Tete
Jackson
Labadieville
Livingston
Livonia
Lutcher
Maringouin
Montpeter
Morganza
Napoleonville
North Vacherie
Norwood
Paincourtville
Plaquemine
Port Allen
Port Vincent
Prairieville
Rosedale
Saint Francisville
Sorrento
South Vacherie
Supreme
Watson
White Castle
Wilson
Zachary
Substance abuse treatment facilities serving Baton Rouge also service the following parishes:
Ascension
Assumption
East Baton Rouge
East Feliciana
Iberville
Livingston
Point Coupee
St. Helena
West Baton Rouge
West Feliciana
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is located in Baton Rouge. It provides information about treatment programs in Louisiana, including detox, inpatient care, outpatient care, community-based services, residential services, services for women with dependent children, and opiate treatment programs. It is located at:
628 N. 4th St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Call us at 1-800-435-2890 for more information.
Map of Listed Drug Rehab Services in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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