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Drug Rehab Massachusetts
is here to help people with drug and/or alcohol abuse problems in Massachusetts. find treatment options. Due to our diverse networking system we can find a treatment option tailored to each individuals specific situation and needs. We are able to provide all phases of recovery included but not limited to, alcohol and/or drug intervention, drug and/or alcohol detox, in-patient treatment, out-patient treatment, short term treatment (30 days or less), long term treatment (90 days or longer).
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We design personalized treatment programs to provide each abuser with the greatest chance of a successful recovery outcome. Our comprehensive networking system works hand in hand with all of the drug treatment centers in Massachusetts. At Drug Rehab Massachusetts we know that each individual is unique and are treated as such. Deciding upon a treatment option in Massachusetts, or anywhere can be a daunting task for any individual or family, we will guide you through each step of a comprehensive treatment plan for you or your loved one. We are determined in our mission, that every drug and/or alcohol abuser in Massachusetts. that has a desire to change their life will be given a chance to recover from their addiction and we are dedicated to ensuring that they are given the opportunity to do so.
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We realize that each individual in Massachusetts. is in a different financial situation and we will find treatment options for each individual regardless of their financial situation. No matter what your financial situation everyone will receive the treatment help they are looking for.
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Lawmakers question drug-treatment spending in MassachusettsBoston, Massachusetts: In a year when lawmakers spared few education and health care programs from cuts, they set aside $37 million for substance abuse treatment and prevention more than Massachusetts spends annually to run any state college.
That $37 million is also more than Massachusetts spends on community policing, or expanding half-day kindergarten programs to full day, or running the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.
Some policymakers said that treating substance abuse should be last on the priority list. But drug treatment advocates said the money is necessary.
"It's our concern that without these services, many of these individuals receiving methadone treatment would be back on the street using heroin again," said Sara Hartman, vice president of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Corps of Massachusetts.
Lawmakers set aside $4.5 million for methadone providers this year. Advocates say that is a small price to pay to keep thousands of heroin addicts out of prison and away from hospital emergency rooms.
Advocates said heroin use has skyrocketed in Massachusetts, and that people are utilizing heroin treatment programs with the same frequency as alcohol dependency programs.
But lawmakers who opposed Medicaid funding for methadone said that with money tight this year, and the Massachusetts facing a $3 billion deficit next year, that money has to come from other programs
"I think people are generally supportive of the idea of providing some level of drug treatment. It's a much easier argument when times are very good," Jones said. "I'm just saying that if we came down to our last dollar, this would not be where I would put that last dollar," said Rep. Bradley Jones of North Reading.
Rep. Robert A. Hargraves, a Groton Republican, opposed funding for heroin-related treatment.
"We've got elderly people who really need help and have been cut just like schools and public safety, yet we have to put in the methadone funding," Hargraves said. "I'd like to see that money go to things like nursing homes."
Funding for all heroin-related treatment programs was nearly eliminated in 2002. This spring, the House Ways and Means Committee proposed a budget that cut $52 million for all methadone-related services. The money was restored after intense lobbying by Senate leaders.
Rep. Peter J. Larkin, a Pittsfield Democrat, said there was "institutional pressure" among House leaders to eliminate $20 million that is provided by MassHealth Basic for transportation to individuals who need methadone treatment.
Those who provide treatment to heroin addicts stress that methadone is not a drug that replicates the high that people experience using heroin or other opiates.
"Heroin is a very short acting opiate. People use it several times a day to maintain their addiction," said Thomas Magaraci, CEO of Habit Management Center, which runs a methadone clinic in Lowell. "They use it to spike into a euphoric state, and then four to six hours later they come down."
Methadone allows people to get counseling, work on getting a job and getting their kids back from [Department of Social Services], Magaraci said.
"The misperception is that you are giving them one drug for another," Magaraci said. "It's not the case. It's medication that allows people to be stabilized. You're not getting them high."
Magaraci added that when House lawmakers proposed cutting funding for methadone, police departments called him concerned that they would not be able to deal with recovering addicts returning to heroin use.
"If people made the choice and said, 'We're not going to fund this,' this issue is not going to go away," he said.
He said he understands the concern with policymakers that heroin users at some point made a personal decision that started the habit.
"I would be hard pressed to find one person who, had they known what would have happened to them, would have made the choice to be in the situation they are now," Magaraci said.
Massachusetts state officials say that heroin use has spiked because of the low price and the high purity of the drug. While many drug users once stayed away from heroin out of fear that they would contract AIDS through the use of a needle, heroin users can now snort the drug, Magaraci noted.
A recent report by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said that in 2002, 42 percent of the people who entered state substance abuse treatment programs were heroin users, compared to 19 percent 10 years earlier.
Statewide, according to public health officials, there are 11,000 people served by methadone clinics, either covered by Medicaid, the state's drug insurance program for the poor, or by grants from the Department of Public Health.
A study by the U.S. Justice Department's National Drug Intelligence Council found that heroin use was rising particularly fast in the northeastern part of Massachusetts. The same study noted that there are probably 8,000 to 10,000 heroin addicts in the Merrimack Valley, primarily in Lowell and Lawrence.
Deborah Walker, associate commissioner for the Department of Public Health Programs and Prevention unit, said methadone clinics are critical to helping people addicted to OxyContin, another opiate that often leads younger people to try heroin because it is cheaper and easily available.
Walker said that on average, a person stays in heroin recovery programs for about two years, at a cost of about $4,500.
Walker said that amount of money is relatively small compared to the annual cost about $32,000 of keeping a prisoner in incarceration. A single emergency room visit can cost as much as $1,000.
Walker said that there is no Massachusetts state data on how successful methadone treatment programs are and how often people return to heroin use once they have left the program.
Said Walker: "Substance abuse is a chronic problem. Like cancer, some people go into remission and they do go back."
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