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New Mexico Cocaine Addiction Help

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health came out with a report that staes that 42,000 New Mexico residents have had a substance abuse addiction within the last year. There are 36,000 people (ages 12 and up) that have abused cocaine in the last year.

New Mexico high schools reported that 6.2% of 9th graders have abused cocaine in the last year, additionally 10.1% of 11th graders have abused cocaine in the last year.

Federal agents seized 224.1 kilograms of cocaine in 2007. 11.7% of Federally-sentenced drug offenders are incarcerated due to a cocaine-related offense. During 2005, there were 379 drug-induced deaths in New Mexico.

Cocaine is the drug that is taken from the leaves of the coca plant. Once ingested, cocaine acts as a strong stimulant that effects the body's central nervous system. This leaves the user feeling awake, jittery and talkative. There are several other symptoms of cocaine abuse, they are as follows;

Dilated pupils

Increases temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure

lack of sleepiness

Restlessness, irritability and anxiety.

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Cocaine Rehabilitation in New Mexico

New Mexico happens to be one of the worst states in the U.S. for cocaine abuse. This is mostly due to its proximity to Mexico. Mexican drug trafficking organizations use the state of New Mexico as a transshipment state.

Most of the New Mexico/Mexico international border, approximately 180 miles is open desert and is generally uninhabited with numerous roads, trails, footpaths, and ranches allowing smugglers easy entry into the US and access to major highways which traverse the country. It has now become almost impossible for officials to keep drugs like cocaine out of the state of New Mexico.

Most of the cocaine comes into the state through the El Paso/Juarez corridor. New Mexican officials have seized anywhere from 50-800 pouns of cociane at a time. Some of the cocaine that funnels through this state is destined for other US states, like Illinois, Oklahoma, Missouri and Colorado.

Crack cocaine is most often found in areas like Hobbs and Silver City, New Mexico. The crack cocaine use in the state of New Mexico is at a level that is considered dangerous to the quality of life. There are several cocaine rehabs in New Mexico that will handle this terrifying addiction. Please call our drug and alcohol counselors at (877) 340 - 3602

New Mexico Treatment Centers for Cocaine Abuse

There were only 10,397 admissions to drug and alcohol rehabs in the state of New Mexico. 651 of those admissions were for a cocaine abuse problem.

Not all New Mexicans are receiving the help they need. According to reports, there were 39,000 people living in New Mexico that needed rehab but did receive that help.

The most important thing to realize when dealing with someone that is abusing cocaine is that rehabilitation is the only thing that will prevent the addiction from getting any worse. Often times, when a loved one has an addiction problem, family members are not sure what to do next. The most important thing to do is to get the person into a rehab immediately. Our counselors are here to help. The only wrong thing to do is nothing at all.

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