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Jersey City Drug Rehabs
If you live in or around Jersey City and you have a drug problem, there is an answer for you. There’s no question that Jersey City, New Jersey, is a storied town. With a population of 240,055 and approximately three people to every household, it is located in Hudson County and lies on the bank of the Hudson River across from Lower Manhattan. Over the second half of the last century, unfortunately, Jersey City has seen major urban decline, political corruption, a rising crime rate, and economic hardship. It does have amenities such as shopping malls, quality theatres, and museums. There’s no question that Jersey City has been hard at work cleaning its city of crime and other troubles, but unfortunately, it continues to have a problems with drugs.
What Kind of Drugs are there in Jersey City?
Cocaine is a powerful and often expensive drug; often called a “rich man’s” indulgence, Jersey City has its share of commuters employed in New York who can easily afford it. For those who can’t afford cocaine, however, crack is readily available throughout the state of New Jersey. Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine. It comes in blocks or crystals varying in color from yellow to pale rose or white. Crack is heated and smoked and ingested in this manner travels rapidly to the brain, incurring an intense and immediate (but very short lived) high lasting about 15 minutes. Because of the high’s brief duration, abusers can become readily addicted to crack. Crack is sold at prices that even teens can afford, and in Jersey City it is both available and cheap.
Reports indicate that heroin is another drug that is widely abused in many parts of Jersey City. New Jersey’s Division of Addiction Services discloses that heroin is use by 18 to 25-year-olds in Jersey City. Treatment admissions were up in 2006, and 22,751 of the reported cases involved heroin—making up 41% of all treatment admissions. Young people are attracted to heroin due to its purity (relative to other, more frequently ‘cut’ drugs), and due to its low price. It has been reported that there has been a steady increase in purity levels since 2003, and in the Newark area heroin purity is among the highest in the nation.
What is Methamphetamine? It is a white, crystalline drug that people take by snorting, smoking, or injecting it. Users who have taken it develop a strong desire to continue using meth because of the intense (temporary) sense of happiness and well-being they experience while high. Meth users experience a rush of confidence, hyperactivity, and energy, as well as a decrease in appetite and trouble sleeping. The very word “meth” may make people think of rebel motorcycle gangs, independent home “chemists,” and, of course, the mafia. But right now, crystal meth use and distribution in Jersey City appears to be closely associated with members of the Filipino community. Filipino traffickers are importing large amounts of meth from Mexico and the Philippines. Meth is commonly converted to “ice” in the Los Angeles area and then transported to the New York/New Jersey region by way of public and private postal services.
Marijuana, yet another drug popular in Jersey City, consists of the dried flowers, seeds, and leaves of the Indian hemp plant. It is called many things on the street but no matter what it’s called, this drug is a hallucinogen at high doses and distorts mental perception in any quantity. The chemical that creates this distortion is known as THC. The amount of THC in any given sample varies, but percentages of THC have increased across the board in recent years, making for a more powerful high for abusers. Those who use marijuana experience increased heart rate, lessened coordination and balance, and a dreamy state of mind. Marijuana comes to Jersey City in secret compartments in automobiles, tractor-trailers, and other vehicles. Being located right off the Hudson River, some inevitably arrives by way of ports, while the rest infiltrates the town via the US Postal service, overnight services, parcel post, and commercial air from southwest border states.
Did you know that New Jersey has the highest concentration of pharmaceutical and chemical firms in the country? It’s no wonder that employees of these manufacturers are bringing home the bacon in more ways than one. Pharmaceuticals are routinely stolen and illegally distributed. Organized script rings also operate in Jersey City. Morris County has seen a rise in arrests for prescription fraud and unlawful possession of prescription medication, and a great deal of doctor shopping occurs as well. Some unethical practitioners actually sell prescription pads. Percocet, Oxycontin, Xanax, Vicodin, and Hydrocodone constitute some of the most commonly abused prescription medications in Jersey City.
Drug Addiction Affects Us All
Who exactly is harmed by drug addiction? One thing is for certain— the drug abuser inevitably harms his body, both with the toxic effect of the drug itself, and since drugs interfere with normal eating and sleeping habits. So it comes as no surprise that the abuser is harming himself. But the damage doesn’t stop there. Addicts often have to lie to family and friends in order to disguise their drug use, and usually begin to absent themselves from social functions or act inappropriately; but these more benign side-effects all too often worsen into serious problems. The addict may begin to miss work, perform at his job poorly, or lose his job altogether due to drug use. Lacking income, he may begin to steal from his household or from local businesses. While his family may wonder why doesn’t simply quit, at this point addiction becomes a community problem, involving tax-payer-funded law enforcement and often health care as well, since addicts rarely retain health insurance to cover the medical ailments which inevitably arise for them. We can begin to see that drug addiction becomes an avalanching social problem, effecting just about everyone living in Jersey City. And it only gets worse without intervention. It is for this reason that residents of Jersey City effective drug and alcohol rehab and addiction treatment centers.
Rehab and Treatment Centers of Jersey City
In the United States, there are many different forms and schools of thought regarding drug rehabs and treatment. Nationally, some of these include the twelve-step program, relapse prevention, one-on-one counseling, drug rehabilitation, behavior modification, support groups—the list goes on and on. Facing this vast diversity of choices, you need to make many decisions about how treatment will work for you or your loved one. One important factor is the environment an addict needs while detoxing and withdrawing. Drug addicts usually have numerous problems which he would use drugs to escape from. So when you choose a rehab, ask yourself whether the addict can handle his usual daily troubles while trying to get clean and sober. Most often the answer is no—detox is always difficult, and a safe, quiet environment is best. An emphasis on natural treatment is also important, since using a second drug in order to quit the one initially abused only creates a cycle of substance dependence. Once a natural process of detox has been undergone, the addict will need to learn genuine life-skills, such as techniques for good communication and ways to handle emotionally potent situations without resorting to drug abuse for escape. Acquiring these kinds of skills is one of the most essential things the former addict does in treatment.
Jersey City residents who are in trouble with drugs need reliable, proven programs which make their drug addiction a thing of the past and enable them to live full, productive, sober lives. We are such a drug rehab program.
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