REHAB FOR RURAL AMERICA
Let’s get our rural methamphetamine abusers some help. If there are no rehabs where they are, then bring them to rehab. Often times it is better if the addict leaves the area to get treatment.
The fact that drug treatment is available for those in the rural America can be promoted and hot lines can be set up to help these areas find available help. The point is there is always help – it just has to be made known.
New Life Program. 877-413-3073
See the article below:
“Experts say that addiction treatment works for methamphetamine users, but those who live in rural areas -- including regions most affected by meth abuse -- often don't have access to treatment, the Arkansas News Bureau reported June 29.
Leah Heaston, a treatment program director from rural Indiana, recently told members of the House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources that not only is access a problem -- most communities have no public transportation -- but programs located in remote areas have trouble finding and keeping qualified staff. Inpatient treatment and detoxification services also are limited, she said.
Witnesses told the committee that more drug courts are needed in rural communities, as well.”
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