Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Our Suboxone Clinic provides personalized programs for patients going through opioid withdrawal with the use of Suboxone & Buprenorphine!
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Energetics PC
When you come to Carolina Energetics PC, know that you’re receiving top-rated opioid treatment in a safe environment. We’ve made it our mission to create a compassionate and non-judgmental Suboxone clinic where you can focus on healing when you visit us. Your drug rehabilitation journey is facilitated by professionals who are acquainted with the process, and our goal is to make your experience as comfortable as possible.
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Counseling to address addiction’s root causes and support recovery.
Substance Abuse Treatment
Substance abuse treatment, per drugabuse.gov, is intended to help addicted individuals stop compulsive drug & alcohol seeking and use. Substance abuse treatment can occur in a variety of settings, take many different forms, and last for different lengths of time. Because drug addiction is typically a chronic disorder characterized by occasional relapses, a short-term, one-time treatment is usually not sufficient. For many, substance abuse treatment is a long-term process that involves multiple interventions and regular monitoring.
There are a variety of evidence-based approaches to treating substance abuse. Substance abuse treatment can include behavioral therapy (such as cognitive-behavioral therapy or contingency management), medications, or their combination. The specific type of treatment or combination of treatments will vary depending on the patient’s individual needs and, often, on the types of drugs they use.
Treatment medications, such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone are available for individuals addicted to opioids, while nicotine preparations and the medications varenicline and bupropion are available for individuals addicted to tobacco. Disulfiram, acamprosate, and naltrexone are medications available for treating alcohol dependence, which commonly co-occurs with other drug addictions, including addiction to prescription medications.
What is Substance Abuse?
Per WebMD, substance abuse is when you take drugs that are not legal. It’s also when you use alcohol, prescription medicine, and other legal substances too much or in the wrong way. Substance abuse differs from addiction. Many people with substance abuse problems are able to quit or can change their unhealthy behavior. Addiction, on the other hand, is a disease. It means you can’t stop using even when your condition causes you harm.
Substance Abuse Addiction Quick Facts
- According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 19.7 million American adults (aged 12 and older) battled a substance use disorder in 2017.
- Almost 74% of adults suffering from a substance use disorder in 2017 struggled with an alcohol use disorder.
- About 38% of adults in 2017 battled an illicit drug use disorder.
- That same year, 1 out of every 8 adults struggled with both alcohol and drug use disorders simultaneously.
- In 2017, 8.5 million American adults suffered from both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder, or co-occurring disorders.
- Drug abuse and addiction cost American society more than $740 billion annually in lost workplace productivity, healthcare expenses, and crime-related costs.
Causes of Addiction
- Genetics, including the impact of one’s environment on gene expression, account for about 40% to 60% of a person’s risk of addiction.
- Environmental factors that may increase a person’s risk of addiction include a chaotic home environment and abuse, parent’s drug use and attitude toward drugs, peer influences, community attitudes toward drugs, and poor academic achievement.
- Teenagers and people with mental health disorders are more at risk for drug use and addiction than other populations.
- In some cases poor nutrition habits can contribute to someone forming an addiction and should be considered when looking at recovery. Always consult with a nutritional doctor regarding assistance with your specific nutritional needs.
Demographic Specifics Regarding Addiction
Adolescents (aged 12-17)
In 2017, approximately 4% of the American adolescent population age 12 to 17 suffered from a substance use disorder; this equals 992,000 teens or 1 in 25 people in this age group.
About 443,000 adolescents age 12 to 17 had an alcohol use disorder in 2017, or 1.8% of adolescents.
An estimated 741,000 adolescents suffered from an illicit drug use disorder in 2017, or about 3% of this population.
Young adults aged 18-25
About 5.1 million young adults age 18 to 25 battled a substance use disorder in 2017, which equates to 14.8% of this population and about 1 in 7 people.
About 3.4 million young adults age 18 to 25 had an alcohol use disorder in 2017, or about 10% of young adults.
About 2.5 million young adults had an illicit drug use disorder in 2017, or about 7.3% of this population.
Heroin use among young adults between 18 and 25 years old doubled in the past decade.
Over age 26
Approximately 13.6 million adults age 26 or older struggled with a substance use disorder in 2017, or 6.4% of this age group.
About 10.6 million adults age 26 and older had an alcohol use disorder in 2017, or about 5% of this age group.
About 4.3 million adults age 26 or older had an illicit drug use disorder in 2017, or 2% of this age group.
Elderly individuals
More than 1 million elderly adults age 65 or older had a substance use disorder in 2017.
That same year, about 978,000 of people in this age group had an alcohol use disorder and about 93,000 had an illicit drug use disorder.
Two-thirds of the senior citizens over the age of 65 who struggle with alcohol use disorders developed the disorder before age 65.
Between 21% and 66% of elderly individuals battling a substance use disorder also suffer from a co-occurring mental health disorder.
Men vs. women
In 2017, about 9.4% of men and 5.2% of women age 12 and older had a substance use disorder.
Men may be more likely to abuse illicit drugs than women, but women may be just as prone to addiction as men when they do abuse them.
Ethnicity/race
American Indians and Alaska Natives age 12 and older had the highest rate of substance abuse and dependence in 2017, at 12.8%.
Whites had a 7.7% rate of substance abuse in 2017.
About 6.8% percent of African Americans struggled with substance use disorders, while the percentage of Hispanics or Latinos who suffered from substance use disorders was 6.6%.
Approximately 4.6% percent of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders suffered from substance use disorders.
Asian Americans had the lowest rate of substance use disorders at 3.8%.
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Learn About Our Suboxone & Subutex Treatment Options
Put your trust in the region’s most trusted physicians to give you the attentive care you deserve when seeking opioid dependency treatment. Giving you the highest level of care is of utmost importance to us. Allow us to use our Suboxone Clinic medical professionals to guide you through your treatment and to make recommendations that are beneficial to you.
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