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St. Louis, Missouri, is a large metropolitan city that is home to some 318,416 people. It is perhaps best known for the Mississippi River, and particularly the Gateway Arch, built in honor of Lewis and Clark and their explorations that essentially opened up the country. Today, people can sail the Mississippi River on replica paddle-wheeler boats, viewing the Gateway Arch. St. Louis continues to be a major port, which means it is also very attractive to the illegal trade, and particularly the drug trade. Unfortunately, this also means it has significant substance abuse and addiction problems.

 

The Drug Problem in St. Louis, MO

 

St. Louis is truly in the grips of the heroin epidemic. What makes it unique, however, is that while abuse of heroin is growing as it is in the rest of the country, the rate of abuse of prescription opiates is not decreasing but in fact is growing. To make matters worse, there has also been a significant increase in the number of people who abuse methamphetamine.

 

In terms of heroin, there are some interesting statistics:

 

  • According to law enforcement, availability and use has stabilized.
  • According to detox and rehab facilities, there has been an increase in the number of heroin treatment admissions.
  • The treatment admissions, deaths, and arrests in relation to cocaine saw a decrease, a trend that has been followed for the past six years.
  • Although there was a decrease in cocaine abuse and arrests, people continue to find it easily accessible.
  • Alcohol is the most common secondary substance of abuse, and treatment admissions to detox and rehab facilities have remained stable.
  • Amphetamines are of increasing concern in St. Louis. While the levels are still low, they have increased considerably and could soon become a real public health concern.
  • More and more young people in particular use synthetic drugs and hallucinogenics. The number of hospital admissions in relation to these is also going up.

 

The Treatment Approach

 

St. Louis is facing a considerable problem, mainly that demand for detox and rehab treatment for opioid addiction (heroin and prescription medication) by far exceeds supply, even when adding private rehab facilities into the equation. Unfortunately, this means that many people who are ready to seek treatment are finding it almost impossible to do so.

 

St. Louis is attempting to address this issue by networking with rehab facilities further afield. What money in the budget that is available for substance abuse treatment tends to go towards early intervention efforts. Unfortunately, there are only a few ways forward in terms of increasing availability of treatment. Hence, the local government wants to focus more strongly on preventing people from developing a substance abuse addiction or dependency in the first place. While this does not address the current need of people who already have an addiction, it is hoped that, working with treatment centers outside of the region, this issue can be resolved, and problems in the future can be largely avoided. Only time will tell how successful St. Louis will be with its approach.

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Drug Facts

  • 80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Nicotine is so addictive that many smokers who want to stop just can't give up cigarettes.
  • Inhalants are sniffed or breathed in where they are absorbed quickly by the lungs, this is commonly referred to as "huffing" or "bagging".
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Meth causes severe paranoia episodes such as hallucinations and delusions.
  • Drug addiction and abuse can be linked to at least of all major crimes committed in the United States.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
  • There are many types of drug and alcohol rehab available throughout the world.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • Some effects from of long-acting barbiturates can last up to two days.
  • 9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
  • By June 2011, the PCC had received over 3,470 calls about Bath Salts.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.

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