Many states in the northern area of the country have seen a significant rise in the level of opiate addiction cases and prescription drug abuse cases including the northeastern state of New Hampshire. Opiate addiction such as dangerous prescription drug addictions is ever rising in New Hampshire with more and more people finding themselves caught in the battle and steadily losing ground.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “It is estimated that about one-half of State and Federal prisoners abuse or are addicted to drugs, but relatively few receive treatment while incarcerated.” However, it is possible for the justice system to help individuals seek the care they need for opioid addiction.
While clonidine can be useful for minimizing many of the symptoms associated with opioid withdrawal, it cannot treat cravings, nausea and vomiting, or insomnia.
Individuals who have been abusing opioids for a very long time may need to begin their treatment in inpatient care in order to help them avoid the temptation to return to drug abuse.
Family members who stage an intervention meant to help a loved one seek treatment should have a back-up plan in case the individual refuses help.
As stated by the NIDA, Vivitrol (the long-acting form of naltrexone) may be more effective for the treatment of heroin and other types of opioid addiction because it does not require patients to take the medication as frequently, thus resolving the compliance issue.
New Hampshire TREATMENT STATS
The number of opioid drug related overdose death rates in New Hampshire dropped 24.1 percent between 2014 and 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, New Hampshire was one of the states with the highest rate of drug overdose in the country overall, at an age-adjusted rate of 34.3.
The percentage of New Hampshire residents over the age of 12 who participated in past year heroin abuse is 0.62, according to a 2014-2015 study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. This is more than double the national rate (NIDA).
As shown in a chart created by the New Hampshire Drug Monitoring Initiative, treatment admissions for heroin abuse were always higher than those for prescription opioids throughout 2016, with heroin admissions at 271 in October and only 34 admissions for prescription opioids in the same month.
According to the S. Department of Health and Human Services, the state’s rate of past year opioid abuse or dependence is also among the highest group (between 10.8 and 12.9 per 1,000 persons aged 12 years and older).
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