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Alaska Cocaine Addiction Centers

Cocaine is a major threat to Alaska residents. Any cocaine in the area is transported from the 48 lower states. Due to Alaska's remote location, all cocaine in the area is sold at massively inflated prices. Both cocaine and crack cocaine continue to be a problem for the state of Alaska. The areas that are affected the most are Anchorage and Fairbanks. The cocaine addiction in Anchorage, AK is considered a huge threat to the citizens because of the amount of crime that goes along with cocaine abuse.

In Alaska, powder cocaine usually sells for $100-$150/gram and crack cocaine is sold in rock form for $20 a rock. Crack cocaine is usually smoked while powder cocaine is either injected or snorted.

According to reports from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, there are 18,000 Alaskan residents that were addicted to drugs in the last year. Of those 18,000 people, 13,000 of them were addicted to cocaine.

High schools in Alaska are reporting more and more cocaine abuse as well. 6% of 9th graders reported that they have tried cocaine at least once in their lifetime. 4.1% of 10th graders are currently using cocaine.

While cocaine is most commonly used in conjunction with alcohol, there are some startling statistics related to alcohol use and cocaine use. Teens that drink alcohol are 50 times more likely to abuse cocaine than those teenagers who never try alcohol in the first place.

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The amount of cocaine seized in Alaska has begun to increase. In 2005 there were 27.87 kilograms of cocaine seized. In 2007 there were 41.55 kilograms of cocaine seized. This startling increase is due to the greater amount of people abusing cocaine. Alaskan officials are trying to combat the cocaine problem by creating new drug courts. Drug courts are designed to monitor people with drug-crimes and make sure they do not continue to abuse drugs. In addition to the fourteen drug courts that had been operating for years, five more are being planned.

Rehab Programs in Alaska

Not everyone gets sentenced to a drug court after a drug related crime is committed. Over 60% of the Federally-sentenced individuals were there for a cocaine-related crime.

Effective drug rehab is the only real way to handle a cocaine addiction. 16,000 Alaskan residents have not received help for their addiction as of 2007.

Cocaine Abuse Treatment Centers

Alaska continues to be a state that has large quantities of cocaine pass through it, this is known as a transshipment state. Additionally, Alaska is also a consumer state which is enticing to the drug trafficking organizations that supply the cocaine.

There are several different types of cocaine rehabs available for Alaskan residents. The most common are inpatient. While this may be convieniant for some, it has the lowest success rate. There are also 28 day programs, but like outpatient rehabs, traditionally these have low success rates. The most common success rate for 12-step programs are 12-20%.

Lately, Alaskan residents are beginning to seek out different approaches to rehabilitation. People suffering from a cocaine addiction are feuled by the idea that often times cocaine addictions last a lifetime, and in order to truly handle this they need to enter into a successful, long-term rehab.

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