Kentucky is a state that is beautiful to see, however, in all those pretty cities and nice looking neighborhoods with white picket fences you will find young adults with substance abuse problems. These problems can include hard drugs like heroin and crystal meth, along with starter drugs like cigarettes and alcohol. The National Institute on Drug Abuse shows that young adults party with drugs and are mixing them to create the ultimate party experience. Drinking can start at an early age as just a social thing and then explode into something completely different when it is mixed with heavy drugs and used on a daily basis.
The state of Kentucky is one of the top domestic growers of the drug marijuana. National forests cover the state and therefore give dealers ample opportunity to grow marijuana in areas with little population, few law enforcement agencies, but offering ideal soil and climate conditions. The drug is then distributed through the state and to other Midwest cities and the East coast. Crystal meth is a heavily abused drug in Kentucky as well with home based labs being responsible for the small amounts of meth on the streets while large amounts of the drug are smuggled in through Mexican organizations.
Cocaine distribution in Kentucky is linked to Mexican organizations that set up pretend shops, like restaurants, for distribution and money laundering schemes. Within the past couple of years, the potency of the drug has increased causing the price to increase as well. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, heroin use in Kentucky is on small scale. In Louisville, there has been trace amounts of black tar heroin reported.
The larger cities in Kentucky that have colleges and universities have a substance abuse problem with club drugs. These types of drugs are MDMA, or Ecstasy, GHB and LSD. The drugs are primarily used by teenagers and young adults looking for the ultimate party high. MDMA comes from the postal mail and GHB can be delivered via internet. Other drugs can be purchased over the internet and these types are not even considered illegal. Prescription drugs, mainly hydrocodone and oxycodone, are surprisingly easily to obtain through employee theft, multiple visits to different doctors and forged prescriptions.
Substance abuse can sneak up on anyone and anyone’s medicine cabinets. Parents should be warned that children as young as 12 can take prescription pills and over the counter medications without you suspecting a thing. Drug rehabs exist for young adults and adults that are suffering from drug abuse. Drugs have a way of starting out with minimal amounts and then moving on to mixing them together and with alcohol.
Drug and alcohol abuse can be treated within facilities that work with an individual and his or her family. These drug and alcohol programs can range from outpatient treatments to inpatient stays in state funded centers or ones with little or no cost. Treatment centers can also be private, but they do cost more. If you need it, do not be scared to get help today.