North Dakota Drug Rehab & Alcohol Rehab

North Dakota FlagNorth Dakota is part of the great plains states of the US and lies between California and the Great Lakes. It is bordered on the east by Minnesota, to the north by Canada, to the south by South Dakota, and to the west by Montana. Surprisingly, for one of the more sparsely populated, wide open states in the US, it does have its share of drug problems and is seeing significant growth in the number of North Dakota rehab centers. A number of criminal gangs and Mexican DTO’s are primarily responsible for importing drugs into the state.

Additionally, there are two major interstate highway corridors that are responsible for seeing drugs come into the state from California, Canada, and the southwestern US. I-29 runs north and south along the Minnesota-North Dakota border while I-94 runs east to west across the state. There are also a number of entry points into the state from Canada that are not well guarded and protected from illegal substances and continue to be a source of concern with the DEA and state law enforcement agencies.

Facts and statistics regarding the drug problem in North Dakota

The following facts and statistics reflect information that has been gathered from the many North Dakota drug rehab centers throughout the state based on the recorded admissions of the clients that have enrolled in their addiction treatment and recovery programs:

  • slightly over 71% of all the alcoholics in North Dakota are male,
  • 71% of the males addicted to alcohol also use drugs
  • over 30% of all alcoholics are between the ages of 31 and 40, while nearly 29% of all substance users between the ages of 31 and 40 drink alcohol and use a primary drug with their beverage of choice
  • an amazing 75% of all cocaine users smoke the drug in crack form and are between the ages of 31 and 40 while 55.5% in the same age bracket ingest cocaine in other means such as injecting or snorting it
  • nearly 78% of all heroin users are between the ages of 21 and 30
  • nearly 56% of all marijuana users are between the ages of 12 and 20
  • 42.5% of all meth users are between the ages of 21 and 30

The primary concern of the DEA, law enforcement officials, and public health officials in the state of North Dakota is the growing amounts of methamphetamine that enters the state as well as the number of labs that are producing it within the state.

The following is information that has been accumulated regarding the five primary drug threats in North Dakota as of 2010:Drugs Abused In North Dakota

  • Club drugs – the threat of club drugs or “date rape” drugs in North Dakota is very mild compared to other states. They are slowly but surely making there way into the Bismarck and Fargo areas.
  • Cocaine – surprisingly, cocaine does not pose a significant threat in the state despite the fact that is available throughout the state. The primary reason for the lack of popularity of this drug is the fact that it sells for $100 to $120 a gram, meaning that it is extremely costly when it is purchased off the streets.
  • Heroin – the distribution and use of heroin in North Dakota hasn’t been a major issue. Virtually all of the heroin in the state is imported into the Bismarck and Fargo areas from Mexico and is the black tar variety.
  • Marijuana – this is the primary drug of choice in the state according to the DEA and state law enforcement agencies. The majority of the marijuana in the state is being transported into the state by numerous Mexican drug trafficking organizations that originate below the border of the southwestern US. There is also a small number of marijuana growers locally that grow it in very secluded areas or indoors in a hydroponic environment.
  • Methamphetamine – the meth situation in North Dakota is a double-edged battle. Mexican drug organizations based in the states of California and Washington are responsible for shipping marijuana into the state and distributing it throughout. However, the growth of meth labs within the state is increasing hence the ever increasing problem that meth is creating. It is also the reason for the growing number of admissions into the numerous North Dakota rehab facilities throughout the state that are methamphetamine related.

Knowing when it is time to get professional help

North Dakota Drug Rehab CounselingThere are a number of questions that you can ask if you feel that you or a loved one is in need of professional help for substance abuse, addiction, or dependency. The following are the primary ones:

  • Do you find that you cannot function throughout a single day without using your drug of choice?
  • Do you have feelings of guilt or shame after you do drugs?
  • Do you tell others that you don’t have a drug problem or make excuses about why you don’t seek professional help for your problem?
  • Do you try to hide that you are doing drugs?
  • Does it annoy you or make you angry when family members or friends try to talk to you about your drug use because they are worried about your well being?
  • Has your life been negatively impacted because of your drug use?
  • Have others in your life confronted you about personality changes that you seem to be going through?
  • Have you tried to stop using drugs more than once but continually relapse back into using them?
  • Have you continually increased the amount of the drug that you use?
  • Is the supply of your drug more important than anything else in your life.

If you answered “yes” to at least three or more of these questions, you are a candidate for a North Dakota drug rehab program and should get help immediately. For more information regarding an effective program with a high recovery success rate, please contact the DrugRehab.org referral service at the toll-free phone number listed above.