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Drug abuse has become a big problem in north Louisiana. If you or your loved one has a drug problem, we can help you find an answer. Our counselors manning our 24-hour Drug Crisis Hotline are able to answer your questions and refer you to a rehab that has gotten results for Shreveport and Bossier City residents. Call us at 1-800-435-2890.
Life Without Drugs
For an addict, the nightmare of drug abuse becomes a way of life. For a friend or family member of a drug abuser, life is a constant emotional roller coaster. It is possible to free yourself or your loved one from the effects of drug addiction. Rehab is a first and vital step for any Shreveport resident struggling with drug abuse.
Drug Interventions in Northwest Louisiana
Because many drug abusers are in a state of denial that prevents them from seeking help for themselves, it can be hard to get them to willingly admit themselves to going to a drug rehab or detox service. They simply don’t see the benefit. They don’t think they have a problem; they think everyone else has the problem. When this is the case with your friend or family member, you may want to consider staging a drug abuse intervention. When a drug counselor conducts an intervention, he makes a visit to the addict’s house and attempts to reason with him about the repercussions of his habit. Often he is successful in helping the drug abuser see the bigger picture and admit himself to a rehab program. Sometimes false information that the drug abuser has about rehab or about drugs in general is stopping him from a willingness to seek help, and if this is the case an intervention can be quite valuable. Our Drug Crisis Hotline has been able to help set up successful interventions for Caddo parish denizens. Call us now at 1-800-435-2890.
We’ll Help You Back Your Old Life, The Way It Used To Be
You may not recognize your child, family member or friend as the same person if he or she has been habitually using. The truth is that addiction actually alters the personality of the drug abuser. Life becomes centered around “how to get the next fix.” The addict loses his goals and motivations. Friendships become less important as he becomes more and more “out of it”. Unfortunately for the Shreveport residents that have reached this low ebb of their life, it can be very difficult to pull oneself out of it. That’s where effective drug addiction rehab comes into play, and how we are able to help.
Shreveport, LA Drug Abuse Rehab Facts
Pot Rehab Info for Caddo Parish
Shreveport drug abusers often refer to pot or marijuana as “tweak” or “reefer,” as well as “hemp,” “home grown,” “dagga,” or simply “dope”. A potent hallucinogenic, marijuana distorts its user’s mind and alters his perceptions of the world. While pot users typically insist that it isn’t really a drug or that it doesn’t a bad effect on them, studies by scientists all over the world show that marijuana’s active ingredient, THC, stays in the body for periods of weeks and even months after the user takes the drug. One study in 2008 even linked marijuana use to permanent alterations in the brain leading to disfunction. Marijuana isn’t much different from other drugs in that the long-term side effects are roughly the same. Heavy continual use of pot can lead to lost brain function and even psychosis, just like heavy continual use of any other drug. Besides alcohol, pot is the most frequently abused drug in Shreveport. More than a third of all Shreveport and Bossier City high school seniors said that they used marijuana at least once. Also according to this recent survey, more than 1/8th of Caddo Parish 12th graders use pot habitually. Some very excellent rehabs for marijuana service the Shreveport area. We’ll help you find the best for you. Call us at 1-800-435-2890.
Rehabs For Alcoholism
Not only is alcohol the most commonly abused drug in Shreveport. Nationwide, it sends more than 2.5 million people to treatment centers all over the U.S. annually. It’s been proven that alcohol impairs judgment and slows down people’s reaction time. It also can lead to coma and death when too much is taken in at once, as is the case of the binge drinker (someone who drinks 4-5 drinks or more in an extremely short span of time.) Alcohol is commonly abused by Shreveport adults, teens, and even pre-teens. Not a night goes by in Shreveport without someone making an emergency room visit as a result of alcohol poisoning. If you or someone you know has a problem with alcohol, we can help you find a rehab that has gotten results helping North Louisiana residents.
Shreveport Rehabs for Ecstasy
A commonly abused drug by Shreveport youth is ecstasy. Its street names include “Hug,” “Beans,” “Adam,” and simply “E.” Ecstasy is typically sold and consumed in the form of a capsule, tablet or pill. Shreveport residents frequently consume several ecstasy pills at once, which the population of our drug culture refers to as “bumping.” A man-made, synthetic chemical formulated in a “lab,” you never know what exactly is in any particular batch of “E.” This is because it’s common practice for ecstasy “cooks” to lace the chemical with other drugs and toxins. As a result, many ecstasy users experience unexpected side effects and complications as a result of unknown drug reactions. Impaired judgment, confusion, faintness, chills and sweating all result from ecstasy consumption. The pills can also cause dehydration and death. Effective ecstasy rehabs do exist that help Shreveport residents. We’ll help you find the best one for you or your loved one.
Local Cocaine Abuse Rehabilitation
“Coke,” “sniff,” or “snow” are all names commonly used by drug abusers on the streets of Shreveport to describe cocaine. Snorted through the nose or injected by syringe, cocaine is manufactured from coca plants. It is also manufactured in a crystalline form referred to as “crack.” Cocaine rapidly leads to a mental dependence only rivaled by methamphetamine abuse. The intense high rapidly experienced by someone using coke is followed by depression and edginess. These feelings result in the drug abuser craving his next fix. Cocaine often produces “instant addicts” in Shreveport. Addicts report that it only took one hit for them to become hooked. Coke creates a rapid heart rate, and makes the body go through spasms and convulsions. Coke has the mental effects of paranoia, anger, hostility, and anxiety even after the drug appears to be out of its user’s system. Unfortunately for Shreveport residents who are hooked on cocaine or crack, these after-effects grow worse and worse as the addiction progresses. The severity of depression occasioned by habitual cocaine abuse has been known to drive people to suicide. Cocaine and crack cocaine addicts get to a point where they will stop at nothing to get their next high. If they can’t get the fix they so desperately crave, they may kill themselves. Burglaries and similar crimes committed in Caddo Parish often have cocaine addiction at their root. Cocaine and crack cocaine addiction is a serious problem that requires effective solutions. Many rehabs that purport to get success in treating addicts fail miserably when it comes to getting cocaine and crack addicts clean. We’ll help you find a rehab that has been proven to work for Shreveport residents.
Hope for Shreveport’s Crystal Meth Users
Meth and crystal meth are typically injected, smoked or inhaled. Shreveport is plagued with methamphetamine abuse, as are most metro areas in the U.S. Crystal meth is simply a form of methamphetamine resembling fragments of glass. Is is called “ice,” “glass,” and “crystal” on the street because it is often in the form of blue-white rocks. Crystal meth, along with cocaine, is one of the most addictive stimulants in existence. Shreveport residents can get “hooked” the first time they use meth. Disturbed sleep patterns, hyperactivity, delusions, nausea, aggressiveness and irritation are all exhibited symptoms of meth addiction. Weight loss can often result because meth causes a significant abatement of appetite. Crystal meth abusers, including Shreveport residents, have lost their lives to this drug. Long-term effects of crystal meth addiction include kidney, liver and lung damage as well as brain damage and consequent memory loss. Recovered meth addicts may still have to spend the rest of their lives with memory gaps and extreme mood swings resulting from the brain damage caused by the drug. Caddo parish residents have easy access to this drug due to its wide availability, as it is produced in “meth labs” in rural areas all over Louisiana. Crystal meth is almost impossible to quit without help from professionals. Call our drug rehab referral service for assistance in finding the right crystal meth rehab serving the Shreveport area. Call us at 1-800-435-2890.
Shreveport Rehab Programs for Heroin Users
Heroin is another highly addictive drug. It can be injected, smoked or snorted. Once consumed, it affects the brain quickly, causing poor decision-making skills and causing its user to think and react much more slowly than usual. Shreveport residents addicted to heroin are at risk of HIV and Hep B infection because the needles used to abuse heroin can carry the disease. One of the top three causes of drug-related deaths in Shreveport is heroin abuse. What is more, a lot of the violent crimes in Shreveport are in some way related to heroin. Symptoms of heroin use include nausea, cloudy thinking, and even vomiting. Numbness often results. Women who are pregnant can suffer from spontaneous abortion if they take heroin. The user’s body slows tremendously, and his or her breathing may cease entirely. Long-term heroin users have collapsed veins, scarred veins, and infections in his blood vessels. Such a user is also much more likely to be infected with AIDS, hepatitis, and other incurable virus-related illnesses. A high mortality rate is associated with Shreveport heroin drug abusers. Heroine users also suffer extreme withdrawal symptoms if they do try to quit. If you know someone who needs help with heroin abuse, you really need to find a professional service that gets results with heroin users. We will connect you with such a drug rehab program serving the Shreveport, Louisiana area. Quitting heroin can be a painful process, but a necessary step for many Caddo Parish residents.
Inhalant Abuse Help
Poppers, laughing gas, rush, and whippets (A.K.A. inhalants) are comprised of products that can be found in any normal Shreveport, LA home. Aerosol cans, cleaning fluids, paint, lighter fuel, thinners for pain, glue and even nail polish remover can all be sniffed or “huffed” by inhalant abusers. One of the main problems with inhalants is that they have a direct effect on the brain. The toxic substances go rapidly from the nose, mouth and lungs into the brain and nervous system, causing permanent mental and physical damage. Shreveport inhalant huffers suffer from a lack of olfactory sensation and frequently have to endure nausea and nosebleeds. If their habit continues much longer, they will develop problems with their lungs, kidneys and liver. Long-term inhalant abusers can lose their abilities to function, and may not even be able to walk or make conversation in any normal manner. Since inhalants have such a drastic effect on the denizens of Shreveport, it’s important to act quickly to help inhalant abusers make a change in their lives by introducing them to a proven Shreveport inhalant rehab. We help people end inhalant addiction by finding the right program for you or your loved one.
Shreveport Prescription Drug Abuse Answers
One of Shreveport’s major drug problems is prescription drug abuse. Prescription drug abuse has risen in prevalence in recent years, to the point where in Shreveport some areas see more prescription drug abuse than street drug abuse. While many people think that prescription meds like painkillers, tranquilizers, antidepressants, sleeping pills and stimulants are all safe because they come from an M.D., the truth is that no prescription drug is safe unless it’s used in the exact recommended dose by the person the prescription was intended for. When prescription drugs are abused, they can have the same or worse effect as street drugs. Take OxyContin, for example, which when abused can have the same effect as heroin. What is more, prescription meds often are more addictive than street drugs. Withdrawal from prescription drug abuse can be more painful and difficult than withdrawal from comparable street drugs due to the nature and composition of the medications. Fortunately, we have a long track record of helping prescription drug abusers find the help they need. We’ll help you find the right Shreveport prescription drug rehab or inpatient residential facility. Call us at 1-800-435-2890.
Cities Near Shreveport
The following cities are also serviced by the same rehabs that service Shreveport and Bossier City:
Arcadia
Athens
Blanchard
Cotton Valley
Coushatta
Cullen
Dixie Inn
Doyline
Dubberly
Eastwood
Edgefield
Gilliam
Grand Cane
Greenwood
Hall Summit
Haughton
Heflin
Homer
Hosston
Keachi
Logansport
Longstreet
Mansfield
Minden
Mooringsport
Plain Dealing
Red Chute
Ringgold
Rodessa
Sarepta
Shongaloo
Springhill
Stonewall
Vivian
Waskom
Rehabs based in Shreveport, LA and the surrounding area also service these parish with addiction treatment:
Bienville
Bossier
Caddo
Claiborne
De Soto
Grant
Jackson
Lincoln
Natchitoches
Red River
Sabine
Union
Webster
Winn
The LA Dept of Health and Hospitals operates a Health Unit in for Caddo Parish in the city of Shreveport. One of the duties of this health unit is to provide information regarding local rehabilitation programs for Shreveport drug users and their families. The employees at this facility can identify from their list of certified providers what programs are trustworthy and accredited in the area. The address of this facility is as follows:
1035 Creswell Ave.
Shreveport, LA 71101
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Map of Shreveport, LA Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Programs
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