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Oklahoma Substance Abuse News | Oklahoma Treatment Facts
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- During 2000, of the 13,741 individuals
entering substance abuse treatment in Alabama, 1,345 were for cocaine .
- During 2000, of the 13,741 individuals
entering substance abuse treatment in Alabama, 2,258 were for marijuana .
- During 2000, of the 13,741 individuals
entering substance abuse treatment in Alabama, 139 were for heroin .
- During 2000, of the 13,741 individuals
entering substance abuse treatment in Alabama, 2,583 were for meth .
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Substance Abuse Treatment Oklahoma
If you or someone you care for has a substance abuse problem and needs treatment,
it is important to know that no single treatment approach is appropriate for
all individuals. Finding the right substance abuse treatment program involves
careful consideration of such things as the setting, length of care, philosophical
approach and your or your loved one's needs.
- Effective treatment must attend to the multiple needs of the individual,
not just the drug use.
- Remaining in substance abuse treatment for an adequate period of time is
critical for treatment effectiveness and positive change.
- Each person is different and the amount of time in treatment will depend
on his or her problems and needs. Research shows that for most individuals,
the beginning of improvement begins at about 3 months into treatment. After
this time, there is usually further progress toward recovery.
- Counseling (individual and/or group) and other behavioral therapies are
critical components of effective treatment.
- In treatment, individuals look at issues of motivation, build skills to
resist drug use, replace drug-using activities with constructive and rewarding
behaviors, and improve problem-solving skills. Behavioral therapy also facilitates
interpersonal relationships and the individual's ability to function in the
home and community.
- Detoxification is only the first stage of substance abuse treatment and
by itself does little to change long-term drug use.
- Detoxification safely manages the acute physical symptoms of withdrawal
associated with stopping substance use. While detoxification alone is rarely
sufficient to help addicts achieve long-term abstinence, for some individuals
it is a strongly indicated precursor to effective drug addiction treatment.
- Strong motivation can facilitate the treatment process. Support from family
and friends can increase significantly both treatment entry and retention
rates and the success of drug treatment interventions.
- It is important to match treatment settings, interventions, and services
to each individual's particular problems and needs. This is critical to his
or her ultimate success in returning to healthy functioning in the family,
school, work and society.
Patients who stay in substance abuse treatment longer than 3 months usually
have better outcomes than those who stay less time. Patients who go through
medically assisted withdrawal to minimize discomfort but do not receive any
further treatment, perform about the same in terms of their substance use as
those who were never treated. Over the last 25 years, studies have shown that
treatment works to reduce drug intake and crimes committed by drug-dependent
people. Researchers also have found that drug abusers who have been through
treatment are more likely to have jobs.
The ultimate goal of all substance abuse treatment is to enable the individual
to achieve lasting abstinence. The immediate goals are to reduce drug use, improve
the patient's ability to function, and minimize the medical and social complications
of drug abuse. Nearly all addicted individuals believe in the beginning that
they can stop using drugs on their own, and most try to stop without treatment.
However, most of these attempts result in failure to achieve long-term abstinence.
Research has shown that long-term substance abuse results in significant changes
in brain function that persist long after the individual stops using drugs.
These drug-induced changes in brain function may have many behavioral consequences
including the compulsion to use drugs despite adverse consequences, the defining
characteristic of addiction.
Understanding that addiction has such an important biological component may
help explain an individual's difficulty in achieving and maintaining abstinence
without treatment. Psychological stress from work or family problems, social
cues (such as meeting individuals from one's drug-using past), or the environment
(such as encountering streets, objects, or even smells associated with substance
abuse) can interact with biological factors to hinder attainment of sustained
abstinence and make relapse more likely. Research studies indicate that even
the most severely addicted individuals can participate actively in treatment
and that active participation is essential to good outcomes.
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| Oklahoma Facts
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On July 25, 2000, Governor Keating announced plans to construct a dome on the
Oklahoma State Capitol Building. Construction is slated to begin April 2001
with an estimated completion date of November 2002.
The world's first installed parking meter was in Oklahoma City, on July 16,
1935. Carl C. Magee, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is generally credited with
originating the parking meter. He filed for a patent for a "coin controlled
parking meter" on May 13, 1935.
Vinita is the oldest incorporated town on Oklahoma Route 66 being established
in 1871. Vinita was the first town in Oklahoma to enjoy electricity. Originally
named Downingville. The towns name was later changed to Vinita, in honor of
Vinnie Ream, the sculptress who created the life-size statue of Lincoln at the
United States Capitol.
Boise City, Oklahoma was the only city in the United States to be bombed during
World War II. On Monday night, July 5, 1943, at approximately 12:30 a.m., a
B-17 Bomber based at Dalhart Army Air Base (50 miles to the south of Boise City)
dropped six practice bombs on the sleeping town.
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