Meth Rehabs & Meth Treatment Centers In Alaska (3)

Methamphetamine Rehabs & Meth Addiction Treatment Centers In Alaska

Meth rehabs and meth treatment centers in Alaska provide effective and proven treatment methods to help people who are addicted to meth find sobriety and maintain abstinence.

Since its explosion in the country in the 1990s, meth has affected the lives of millions of Americans, and it has been making a comeback in Alaska over the past decade, especially between 2016 and 2017. Meth-related mortality rates in Alaska continue to increase across the state; the steepest of which is in the 45 to 54-year-old demographic. The high meth-related mortality rate is a direct result of more potent meth getting into Alaska in larger quantities where dealers significantly inflate the cost.

Meth addiction in Alaska has led to an incline in demand for treatment centers and rehab services, most of which have been outpatient.
In Alaska, rehab and treatment centers for meth addiction offer inpatient and outpatient care, which often includes several different therapies.

Some of the therapies included in inpatient and outpatient meth treatment programs in Alaska:

• individual therapy sessions
• group counseling
• family support
• peer and group recovery support
• aftercare

Meth rehabs in Alaska often treat addictions to many other substances and offer follow-up services and support mechanisms to help prevent relapse.

There are several privately held and publicly funded addiction treatment centers in Alaska, and most residents who need treatment are not able to pay for a private rehab. Fortunately, most private meth rehab programs in Alaska are designed to be able to help the most people possible by accepting public funding and Medicaid.

Since meth is a powerful stimulant drug, the detoxification from it is typically brief, lasting between three and seven days, although severe addictions can lead to long-term or permanent brain damage and concentration or behavioral problems.

With many towns and villages in Alaska separated by large distances, mountains, rivers, and rough terrain, law enforcement struggles to detect and intercept meth, which leads to more available meth to continue addiction cycles.

The state of Alaska continues to work with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on ways to intercept meth imported to the state and improve resources for meth rehab and treatment centers.

Resources:

• Health Impacts of Methamphetamine Use in Alaska
• Recovery Experts Fear Alaska's Meth Epidemic Getting Worse