Spice & Bath Salt Detox/Rehab in Pennsylvania

Spice Abuse/ Bath Salt Abuse:

Spice, also known as synthetic marijuana has had exponential growth over the last five years.  When this drug was first introduced it was used for a variety of reasons apart from getting high.  The drug was not detectable on urine and blood screens.  That is why we have seen so many teenagers and young adults using it.  It even went and hit our military.  In the last two years the military has dismissed more than 2000 soldiers for the abuse of spice and bath salts.  Marijuana is a drug, it can and is harmful in the physical and mental sense.  The issue with the designer drugs is that no one really knows what chemical compound makes up the drug and its side effects are devastating.  There have been numerous accounts of people commiting suicide and homicide.  In Arizona a husband and wife we using bath salts.   The husband became so paranoid that he killed his child and wife and then himself.  The delusions and mental state of someone on these drugs is multiplied 10 times what their counter part drugs of pot and crystal meth do.  Poison control centers reported over 4000 cases last year for overdoses.  Below are some of the signs and symptoms of bath salt abuse and spice abuse.

• Seizures and Tremors
• Vomiting
• Very High Blood Pressure
• Severe Panic Attacks
• Threatning Behavior

Although these are signs of most drug use, the one symtom that is almost magnified is the paranoia and hostile behavior.  If someone is exhibiting these signs you are going to need to find help. Clearbrook serves as a Pennsylvania drug rehab, New Jersey drug rehab, and New York drug rehab. Please call us at 1-800-582-6241 anytime.

Bath Salts and the Governments Response

The growing epidemic of bath salt usage is exploding into view in Northeastern Pennsylvania according to a March 20th front-page story in the Sunday Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. Kudos to the State Legislators in Hawaii, Michigan, Louisiana, Kentucky, North Dakota and Pennsylvania who have introduced legislation to ban bath salts. Stated in the following article, the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would make synthetic Bath Salts illegal to possess and sell.

“The goal is to keep these chemical substances out of the hands of those who would abuse them,” said Rep. Jerry Stern.

“There is nothing we can do against bath salts unless they become illegal to sell and possess,” said an undercover detective.

In hopes that the rest of the United States will follow their lead, the previously mentioned states are proactively proposing legislation that will ban bath salts.

US Senate bill 409, authored by Senator Charles Schumer, NY would add ingredients in bath salts to the list of controlled substances. The problem with this is that there are 20 million known compounds out there that cannot all be investigated or banned. Designers of the drugs simply change the molecular structure and thus a new chemical is developed.

Is there a way to stay ahead of the curve in combating bath salt abuse?

Should more thought be given to a multi-faceted strategy which includes educating, not only the general public, but specifically adolescents and young adults about the extreme dangers of bath salts?

http://www.timesleader.com/news/The_dirty_business_of_using__lsquo_bath_salts_rsquo__03-20-2011.html

How Do We Embrace Spirituality

For the newcomer, the concept of spirituality is a difficult one. For some of us that word makes us uncomfortable and discontent. We have struggled for a very long time to gain any kind of understanding of spirituality. Some of us may have dismissed the idea all together and some of us may have thought we were spiritual but really had no idea how to get in touch with that part within us.
Some of us have searched for answers in all kinds of different ways. Throughout our search we probably lost hope because no answer was good enough. No theory or idea filled that void within us. So, when we walked into the rooms and heard about spirituality and a Higher Power, we were skeptical. The true skeptics that we are, we scoffed at these ideas.
It wasn’t until we listened to other people’s experience that we began to open our minds. We saw that through learning and practicing we can gain an open mind and open heart to spirituality. We may have felt that the notion of practicing wouldn’t work but it did. We prayed. We meditated. We had no idea what we were doing most of the time. We prayed but didn’t know to whom or to what we were praying. Yet, the more we practiced, we started to see our Higher Power working in our lives. Things may have gotten worse before they got better but things did get better. Through it all, we learned from the things that happened (most of them we had no control over, our Higher Power was in control). The littlest improvement gave us hope.
The day we came to believe in a power greater than ourselves is the day we became a little less skeptical and a little more hopeful. Through it all we’ve seen that in the rooms we learn, we practice and we grow. This is a great gift that is given to us in recovery.

In case you didn’t know:
Children of alcoholic parents are four times as likely to develop drinking problems as the general population. Sons of alcoholic fathers face up to nine times the usual risk.

Clearbrook Treatment Centers are drug treatment centers in North East Pennsylvania that treat the disease of addiction.

Bath Salt Abuse- A Growing Epidemic

The title of this blog may surprise you, and yes you read it correctly. Bath salt abuse in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey are on the rise. You may be asking, "why in the world would someone abuse bath salts?" The answer is that teens and young adults can buy it legally and for a lot cheaper than its illegal counterparts, most notably cocaine and crystal meth. The people using bath salts are calling it "synthetic cocaine" or "synthetic meth". People are now sniffing these ground up bath salts and getting high. Through studies by the FDA the abuse of bath salts is just as physically and pychologically addictive as illegal street drugs. Patients interviewed at drug rehabs for bath salt addiction have told them that they hallucinate and lose touch with all reality. These drugs are being bought over the counter and typically contain methylenedioxprovalerone (MDPV).

If you are a parent, be aware of these products around your childrens rooms and your homes. If you find you have someone using these products they may need detox for bath salt addiction. Please contact Clearbrook Treatment Centers to speak with our admissions staff and get help for the person close to you.