Inpatient rehab counselors dont really wonder why we have a drug problem, they know. New drugs are being invented each and every day with billons of dollars passing through hands back and forth only to leave bodies scattered. Regional shift in drug abuse trends have shown promise in some areas, like methamphetamine abuse and addiction treatment being on the decline, while some regions are experiencing dramatic increases in others.

Inpatient drug rehabs centers throughout the country are seeing significant increases in prescription drug addiction treatment admissions and new designer drugs sold as bath salts. Bath salts can be purchased over the counter in most head shops that sell smoking accessories and incense.

While these drugs are legal they are wreaking havoc with side effects from paranoia and hallucinations to overdose and death. Many health professionals cannot get a grip on the root causes of the rise in drug abuse in  these areas, when it clear to the drug rehab and treatment counselors associated with Inpatient Drug Rehab. The overall outlook on all drugs is that some are medicines, even drug stores and commercials markets drugs as "medicines" that are needed.

While it is true sometimes drugs are neccesary, to the degree they are marketed direct to the consumer is the degree we have substance abuse and addiction problems. Youngester cannot discern one drug from another thereby realizing the inherent dangers contain in their abuse. So when approached with something prescribed by a doctor or packaged in very interesting container next to cash register, poor and uninformed decisions are made.

An estimated 7000 kids a day experiment with prescription drugs with an approximate 20% predicted to develope a substance abuse or addiction problem. Substance abuse treatment counselor's have a hard time keeping their purposes when faced with numbers such as these.  

Over the last 15 years inpatient drug rehabilitation programs throughout the United States have experienced a dramatic increases in prescription drug addiction across the board. The movement started in the mid- nineties with the development of new prescription pain pills, specifically OxyContin in 1996 and the subsequent marketing efforts involved.

Pharmaceutical companies developed a wave of dissemination like none other, employing models, cheerleaders and other sports figures as sales reps. Doctors were influenced via monetary coercion and outright misleading information about the drugs they were asked to push.  Addicts began the downward spiral with many deaths as a result. Florida drug rehabilitation programs are overflowing as Florida has the number one prescription drug problem in the U.S.

The next wave of prescription drugs pushed on American society were anti-depressants or psychotropic drugs marketed to handle depression and anxiety issues all too common with alcohol and drug addiction. Without doubt these drugs are dangerous and mind altaring marketed as a means to handle the obvious symptoms associated with some kind of underlying problem.

People do experience unwanted feelings in life. These people while simply looking for solutions are vulnerable to deceptive marketing practices. With pharmaceutical companies making billions from the sale of these drugs, and able to absorb lawsuits in the hundreds of millions, only those using common sense will not be victimized. The onslaught of deceptive marketing practices and exploitation of the uninformed will continue. Just look around inpatient rehabs are full of people looking for honest answers and help.