A decade of rising levels of drug trafficking, with its associated violence and other social problems, has cracked the facade of a unified hard-line approach to drug policy in this Caribbean island dependency of the US. The recent decision by newly-elected Governor Sila Maria Calderon of the Popular Democratic Party to create an office of the "drug czar," while successful, also revealed increasingly organized opposition in the form of an island drug reform movement rooted in a public health and harm reduction approach.
According to United Nations estimates, by 1999, the Caribbean had for the first time in years outstripped the Mexican border as the leading point of entry for cocaine into the US, accounting for more than two-thirds of the estimated 500 tons of cocaine produced in South America. Puerto Rico is getting a large piece of the action.
In relation to its population of 3.9 million, Puerto Rico has the fifth-highest concentration of AIDS cases of states and territories, with 12,000 patients, and estimates that as many more are infected with HIV but not yet. Most of the HIV cases can be attributed to drug use.
Choosing the correct drug rehab treatment is often a confusing, and an important endeavor.
It is important to be well informed in order to choose the correct drug rehab facility in Puerto Rico for you. Each drug rehab method is unique in it's approach to treatment. Those who have experienced an extended period of drug addiction, choosing the correct drug rehab program typically means that they should enter into an in patient program.
Finding a drug rehab or alcohol detox program is easy. Locating a drug rehab program or alcohol rehab program that is effective and can meet your individual needs is not. USA Drug Rehab is here to help you choose the addiction treatment center in Puerto Rico that best suited to your individual rehabilitation requirements. Please call Toll Free in North America if you need drug rehab placement assistance: 1-866-720-3784.
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