Kansas Drug Rehab
Kansas alcohol and drug rehab addiction treatment Information
Kansas has a growing drug problem that not only effects the adults of the state but the youth as well. According to 2007-2008 NSDUH results indicate that 64,000 (2.86%) Kansas citizens reported illicit drug dependence or abuse within the past year. Approximately 44,000 (1.97%) reported past year illicit drug dependence. Approximately 9.1% of Kansas students surveyed in 2008 reported being drunk or high at school within the past year. Additional survey data from 2008 indicate that 4.1% of high school students had sold illegal drugs within the past year. According to 2005-2006 NSDUH data, approximately 9% of Kansas 12-17 year olds reported past month use of an illicit drug.
Methamphetamine is the primary drug of concern in Kansas. Most of the methamphetamine in the state is smuggled in by Hispanic organizations via motor vehicles, commercial airlines, and mail delivery services. Large Mexican communities in Kansas provide an infrastructure to import and distribute the methamphetamine. Between 1994 and 1999, drug treatment admissions for meth in Kansas increased while admissions for heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol decreased. Local, small toxic laboratories continue to be a significant problem throughout Kansas. Laboratories in the Kansas City Metropolitan area use the red phosphorous method, while laboratories in other parts of Kansas use the Nazi method. Most of the meth laboratories in Kansas produce only ounce quantities at a time. Law enforcement man-hours and financial resources are being severely impacted by the number of laboratories and dumpsites.
Cocaine, particularly crack cocaine, is also readily available throughout the state, primarily in major urban areas such as Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita. In addition, Kansas is a transshipment point for drugs being transported to the eastern United States via Interstates 35 and 70 from the southwest border and west coast cities. Cocaine is readily available throughout Kansas. The cocaine is transported from the West Coast via commercial airlines, motor vehicles, and mail services. Trafficking organizations, often with direct familial ties to Mexico, bring most of the cocaine into the state where much of it is converted into crack cocaine for retail distribution. A high level of violent crime is also associated with the drug. Many different ethnic groups are involved in the retail level distribution. The proceeds from the sales are often transported back to Mexico in the same vehicles used to bring the drugs into the state. Low-purity Mexican heroin is available in personal use quantities throughout the urban areas of Kansas. Most of the heroin seizures are of the black-tar type. In a special initiative during September 2001, two Domestic Monitor Program purchases were made in Kansas City, Kansas. The purchases were of Mexican origin, each having a purity of approximately 8%. Other recent seizures include a seizure of approximately 14 pounds of black-tar heroin, which was destined for St. Louis. The Kansas Highway Patrol is noting an increase in the interstate transportation of heroin through the state.
Methamphetamine is the primary drug of concern in Kansas. Most of the methamphetamine in the state is smuggled in by Hispanic organizations via motor vehicles, commercial airlines, and mail delivery services. Large Mexican communities in Kansas provide an infrastructure to import and distribute the methamphetamine. Between 1994 and 1999, drug treatment admissions for meth in Kansas increased while admissions for heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol decreased. Local, small toxic laboratories continue to be a significant problem throughout Kansas. Laboratories in the Kansas City Metropolitan area use the red phosphorous method, while laboratories in other parts of Kansas use the Nazi method. Most of the meth laboratories in Kansas produce only ounce quantities at a time. Law enforcement man-hours and financial resources are being severely impacted by the number of laboratories and dumpsites.
Cocaine, particularly crack cocaine, is also readily available throughout the state, primarily in major urban areas such as Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita. In addition, Kansas is a transshipment point for drugs being transported to the eastern United States via Interstates 35 and 70 from the southwest border and west coast cities. Cocaine is readily available throughout Kansas. The cocaine is transported from the West Coast via commercial airlines, motor vehicles, and mail services. Trafficking organizations, often with direct familial ties to Mexico, bring most of the cocaine into the state where much of it is converted into crack cocaine for retail distribution. A high level of violent crime is also associated with the drug. Many different ethnic groups are involved in the retail level distribution. The proceeds from the sales are often transported back to Mexico in the same vehicles used to bring the drugs into the state. Low-purity Mexican heroin is available in personal use quantities throughout the urban areas of Kansas. Most of the heroin seizures are of the black-tar type. In a special initiative during September 2001, two Domestic Monitor Program purchases were made in Kansas City, Kansas. The purchases were of Mexican origin, each having a purity of approximately 8%. Other recent seizures include a seizure of approximately 14 pounds of black-tar heroin, which was destined for St. Louis. The Kansas Highway Patrol is noting an increase in the interstate transportation of heroin through the state.
