Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in the United States. According to statistics, an estimated 20 percent of Americans abuse prescription drugs. Misuse and long-term use of prescription painkillers such as OxyContin, Vicodin, Valium, Xanax, Ritalin and Adderall can quickly spiral into dependency and addiction. Once dependency occurs, a person’s best hope of recovery is to enter a detox and rehab for prescription drug abuse.

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Teen drug abuse is often viewed as a way to rebel or to fit in with peers, but many times teens turn to drugs or alcohol in order to relieve symptoms of an undiagnosed emotional or behavioral problem. As many as 5 million adolescents suffer from clinical depression, but according to a 2009 study, an estimated 70 percent are undiagnosed and don’t receive any form of treatment. Without treatment, a depressed teen may turn to alcohol or drugs to escape their feelings of helplessness or to help them feel ‘normal.’ Unfortunately, drug and alcohol use only worsens depression symptoms. To make this problem even worse, only 10 percent of the estimated 1.4 million American teens with substance abuse problems receive treatment.

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What are dissociative drugs?

Dissociative drugs were originally developed as surgical anesthetics, but are now misused or abused illegally in order to get high. Dissociative drugs get their name because they produce feelings of detachment (dissociation) from oneself and from the world around you. These mind altering effects distort perceptions of sight and sound, but are not hallucinations.

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Most people take prescription medicines only for the reasons their doctors prescribe them, but an estimated 20 percent of Americans have abused prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons. Prescription drug abuse is a serious and growing problem in the United States thanks to a variety of risk factors. Thankfully, there are a number of treatment options for people who abuse prescription drugs. The key is finding the best type of rehab to effectively treat prescription drug abuse and addiction.

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Teenagers often experiment with a variety of activities and substances. Unfortunately, this experimentation can lead to substance abuse and addiction. Statistics show that drug abuse is a growing problem among teens. In addition to cocaine, Ecstasy and other club drugs, a recent Monitoring the Future Study showed that the top six most abused drugs by teens are: marijuana (31.5%), Vicodin (9.7%), amphetamines (8.1%), cough medicine (6.9%), sedatives & tranquilizers (6.6% each). Without treatment, the effects of drug abuse on teens can lead to serious consequences now and well into adulthood.

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