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Drug Addiction in Tennessee

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Part Appalachian wilderness and part metropolitan tourist destinations, Tennessee also has a wide range of problems when it comes to drugs and alcohol.

Tennessee is one of many states where trying to describe patterns of substance abuse is very difficult when taken as a whole. A large part of Tennessee makes up the region of Appalachia, which is known for having many remote and isolated towns and communities due to its mountainous make-up. Appalachia as well as many rural parts of America have much different tendencies as far as substance abuse goes since there is not much large scale drug traffic to fill demand. If this is the case than the creation and use of meth as well as the trafficking and use of prescription drugs is far more common. Indeed Appalachia has an even greater rate of overdose deaths from prescription drug abuse than many major cities in America. Opiate-based painkillers, depressants, and amphetamines can all be obtained legally in order to abuse them but since they can be gotten most anywhere in the nation there is also a steady business of people making a lot of money by fraudulently obtaining large amounts of prescription pills and taking to these remote areas where gangs and drug cartels often do not go.

However, Tennessee also has its share of urban areas, particularly Memphis and Nashville. These areas have completely different problems, including a booming drinking and crack cocaine problem. Crack and heroin are typical traits with urban areas large enough and with enough poverty to support homeless drug abusers and drug gang activity. Alcohol and cocaine abuse are also typical in areas where there is a lot of tourism, something that are major economic staples in Memphis and Nashville. Sporting and music events in particular see lots of people gathering in large numbers to abuse alcohol and other substances as well as gamble. While this would qualify as "recreational" use, many people that take part are in fact addicts who enable and rationalize their behavior through social settings. Drinking excessively, snorting pills, and smoking marijuana may seem unusual and destructive from the perspective of someone doing it alone, but one of the most dangerous aspects of substance abuse is when it is done in social settings, because in large groups of people looking to have a good time, these activities seem acceptable and normal. Social acceptance of addictive substances is one of the most devastating aspects of the drug epidemic in America. Without it, teenagers would often never be exposed to prescription drugs and alcohol, advertisements would not encourage substance abuse, and most importantly, abstinence and treatment would be valued well and above the next drink or dose.

Education on Addiction Treatment Sorely Lacking

Education on drug addiction treatment is sorely lacking in Tennessee just the same as everywhere else. While many people drink excessive, smoke marijuana, or abuse prescription drugs for years without themselves or family or friends taking action, the fact is that many of these conditions must be resolved through addiction treatment. While the problem may not get worse for some time eventually an opiate or drinking habit endangers the health of those who won't quit. In this case an intervention or some kind of realization will be needed and then the search for an addiction treatment program that can treat the individual's addiction begins. Typically drug rehab involves inpatient or residential addiction treatment where group counseling and a variety of addiction treatment therapies will be applied. Outpatient care including continued addiction treatment counseling services can also be applied after a drug rehab stay has ended in order to continue to build a strong resilience to temptation going into the future.

Tennessee cities with significant drug addiction problems: Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Clarksville, Franklin, Johnson City, Kingsport, and Cleveland

Tennessee counties with statistically high substance abuse: Shelby, Davidson, Knox, Hamilton, Rutherford, Williamson, Montgomery, Sullivan, Sumner, Washington, Blount, Wilson, and Maury

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