Drug Addiction in Kansas

Drug Enforcement in the Midwest

Kansas' history of fighting drug abuse goes back farther than most states. They were the first to enact an alcohol prohibition in 1881, and the state was an influential center for the temperance movement that helped create the national call for prohibition. Kansas has never ratified the constitutional amendment ending federal prohibition and to this day have stricter regulation of liquor laws than most states. Kansas currently has 19 dry counties despite many challenges to the nature of prohibitory laws on a constitutional basis.

However, this has done little to change the fact that drinking and alcoholism in the state is still greater than the national average. And the addiction problems are increasing and diversifying, as the amount of people admitting themselves to rehab for alcoholism has gradually been replaced so that today over 50% of those admitted to drug rehab in Kansas were admitted for abusing drugs and alcohol together. Marijuana and meth use have been steadily on the rise in the past decade, with the abuse of crystal methamphetamine coming to account for a significant percentage of admissions today after hardly being a problem at all prior to the mid-90s.

The state's urban areas also show unusual signs of big-city drug abuse trends. Despite the midwest being relatively off the beaten path for many of the major drug traffickers, metropolitian areas such as Wichita and Kansas City show a high rate of drugs most typically found in impoverished urban areas on the East and West Coast. The abuse of crack cocaine and methamphetamine is especially bad in Kansas City. Shared by both Kansas and Missouri, Kansas City has an unusual number of big-city crime and poverty problems, which are not helped much by the fact that one of the most notorious prisons in the country is situated at nearby Fort Leavenworth. Kansas City also has a reputation of hosting traditional organized criminal enterprises as well as many violent street gangs that thrive on drug trafficking and related crime.

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Kansas' Addiction Treatment Record

Despite all these difficulties, Kansas does relatively well as a whole with getting treatment for addicts. Part of the reason for this is the high level of functionality in the prison industry in Kansas; as much as 50% of those that enter into addiction treatment in the state are referrals from law enforcement. Unfortunately this does not mean that all drug offenders with addiction problem end up with the help they need, and of course far more people who do not think they need help go untreated every year.

That's the greatest problem with fighting addiction regardless of the state; encouraging society to identify addiction problems and work together to get people the help they need. Despite many people's stigmas against drug addicts as well as the overwhelming sentiment of the addicts themselves, addictions often make their victims quite helpless and they need support and proper drug rehabilitation in order to get out of that mess. People attempt to quit drugs or alcohol all the time by themselves and this usually leads to failure. However our addiction treatment facilities specialize in just helping people get clean but figuring out the best way to keep them that way. Our counselors and staff specially prepare treatment programs for all our patients that include healing therapies and counseling sessions that improve self-esteem and courage that will be needed to face down temptations after treatment has ended. If you or someone you know needs to quit a chronic addiction, contact us today to see if we can help.

Cities in Kansas with high rates of substance abuse: Wichita, Overland Park, Topeka, Kansas City, Olathe, Lawrence, and Shawnee

Kansas counties with large amounts of drug abuse: Johnson, Sedgwick, Shanee, Wyandotte, Douglas, Leavenworth, and Riley

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