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  • Dilaudid is derived from the opiate narcotic drug morphine, a powerful pain killer that has proven to be useful in the relief of pain but that also has a high potential for abuse and addiction.
  • A recent trends analysis conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, has reported that the sale of opioid pain killers has quadrupled over the past 15 years in the United States.
  • During World War II, methamphetamine was given to Axis and Allied troops and factory workers to help them maintain alertness and stay awake.
  • As of 2010, 1.2% of 8th graders, 1.6% of 10th graders, and 1.0% of 12th graders had abused methamphetamine at least once in the year prior to being surveyed.
  • In an attempt to reduce the occurrence of doctor shopping, pharmacy robberies, thefts, shoplifting incidents, health care fraud incidents and prescription fraud, the federal government has established prescription monitoring programs in 21 states to try and stop this.
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Alternative Housing - Transitional Living

A halfway house is a transitional living facility where a person who is trying to recover from drug or alcohol addiction can find support and re-acclimate to life and society as a drug free individual. A halfway house is a location where someone can feel safe and rebuild their life while maintaining sobriety while also take part in clean and sober, productive activities. Halfway houses are the perfect opportunity for recovering addicts to be in an atmosphere where they can acquire further counseling and different types of therapy while also learning new trades or discovering stable employment so that they can support a healthy and productive, drug-free life.

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