Drugs And Substance Abuse In Louisiana

The best part about having an addiction to drugs and/or alcohol is finding out there are many people out in the world who are willing to helps others recover from their addiction. If you are suffering due to your inability to stop abusing substances, you can put an end to your suffering by taking two important steps, admitting your are helpless over drugs and/or alcohol and finally reaching out for help. In Alexandria, Louisiana, that help comes in the form of two reputable treatment centers. Alexandria

If you are a parent living in Louisiana and have a teen caught up in the cycle of addiction, the first thing you should do is catch your breath. That's right. As long as you have breath, you can help them fight their way through their addiction. With that said, you need to face the truth about your teen's addiction. Until they are ready to admit they have an illness and need help, you are going to have a difficult time helping them. When your teen is ready, you will find yourself facing important

Approximately 740,000 women per year use at least one illegal substance during their pregnancy (“Birth Defect Statistics”). These substances can range from marijuana to cocaine. Premature birth is defined as the birth of a child on or before thirty-seven weeks of pregnancy. There are around 500,000 premature births per year (“Preterm Birth”). It is hard to directly correlate premature birth solely to drug use, since most women that use illicit drugs during their pregnancy also smoke and drink. However, a

Tompkins, Patrice Texas State University The Benefits of Treatment for Juvenile Offenders The juvenile justice system is broken in the United States but Louisiana, among many other states, is focusing their efforts into treatment over the incarceration of juvenile offenders According to the New York Times (2015), Louisiana has become a juvenile justice reform leader. State and local leaders have been working hard to make dramatic improvements to the juvenile justice system and prevent

The Changing the Stats Center is a newly found program in North Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Changing the Stats Center will not only work with North Baton Rouge but will work with all of East Baton Rouge Parish juveniles and their families. The purpose of the center is to work with African American juvenile delinquents and their families and give them the support they need to carry functions of being a productive citizen. Juvenile delinquents are usually between the age 10 and 17 and have committed a

If you live in Louisiana and have concerns about your addiction or the addiction of a loved one to drugs or alcohol, you are not alone. Throughout the state, many people find themselves suffering from the effects of substance abuse. As long as you recognize it's an illness that can be arrested, there is always hope you can find the help you or your loved one so desperately need. There are hundreds of reputable rehab centers located within the state. If you're not sure where to begin looking, you

students, drug testing is a sensitive subject to discuss. Drug testing, with good intentions, is not always the best way to approach or even eliminate substance abuse. In fact, many students take many measures to either avoid drug testing or indulge in other, more dangerous, acts to avoid a positive resulting test. Although many students take these actions, drug testing in high schools has had a positive result on a school’s image and, in some cases, has prevented undesirable consequences. Drug testing

cannabinoids. The United States Drug Enforcement Agency or DEA has defined marijuana as a schedule 1 illegal substance. The DEA defines a schedule 1 illegal substance as “...drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” (“DEA / Drug Scheduling.”) According to the DEA, schedule 1 drugs are the most dangerous to human health. Other schedule 1 drugs include: heroin, LSD, and ecstasy; surprisingly these drugs are listed as more dangerous than drugs such as methamphetamine or

population are special offense inmates, special needs inmates and special population inmates. Special offense inmates are prisoners with substance abuse history, sex offenders and terrorists. The Bureau recognizes sex offenders as a vulnerable population within a prison setting. Some sex offenders are designated to facilities where they receive specialized services. Drug offenders accounted for more than half the total increase in parole violators returned to State prisons (Beck 2000b ). Special needs

Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina displaced of an estimated 645,000 Louisiana citizens (Cepeda, Valdez, Kaplan, & Hill, 2010). This paper will examine… This storm took a grave toll on the city of New Orleans. The majority of the displaced people from New Orleans were African Americans with low socio-economic status. It is a generally acknowledged fact that displacement and economical loss are often accompanied by substance abuse (Wagner, Brief, Vielhauer, Sussman, Keane & Malow, 2009). In examining