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Miami: A Problem Of Location
Miami, Florida—known for its hopping night life, rich influence of Cuban culture, and for its reputation as a destination for spring break partying—has long had a debilitating drug trafficking problem. The 1970s and 1980s were the heyday for the very public Miami drug war, depicted in pop culture by television shows like Miami Vice and movies like Scarface; in 1981, Miami was responsible for trafficking 70% of the country's cocaine & marijuana, and 90% of the US's counterfeit Quaaludes.
Situated along Florida's Atlantic coastline, and only 330 miles from Cuba, when it comes to the drug trade, Miami is in a rather precarious location. Airplanes and boats bring all kinds of potent drugs into the country, and it's nearly impossible for authorities to keep up. Primarily, the drugs come by boat. In 2014, the Mexican government launched a crackdown on the Mexican drug cartels, and this led South American and Central American drug makers to divert attention away from trying to cross the border into the US by land, and rather to focus their efforts in coming by sea. Narcotics are smuggled on everything from commercial vessels to small personal fishing rigs, and while most of the smuggling occurs in the pacific, an estimated 6-7% occurs via Caribbean routes. Currently, only about 1% of the drugs smuggled into the United States come by way of land through Mexico. Despite extensive law enforcement efforts in Miami and Florida at large, an estimated 70-80 percent of illegal drugs smuggling still occurs through Florida, bound for locations farther up the eastern seaboard.
The United States is the largest consumer of illegal cocaine in the world, and cocaine is one of the most abused drugs in Florida. In 2013, there was a 483% rise in cocaine washing up on Florida's beaches, compared to 2012. In 2016, Miami-Dade county (where Miami is located) reported 439 cocaine-involved fatalities. Marijuana is also heavily trafficked and in 2013, 114 pounds of marijuana washed up on beaches in Florida, suggesting an increase in boats attempting to smuggle it for sale into the U.S. Between 2012 and 2013, authorities in Florida seized 26,823 pounds of trafficked marijuana!
So while blessed with a golden location—one that allows for miles and miles of white sandy beaches, and sunshine year-round—Miami is also cursed with a drug trafficking problem that it may never be able to get a handle on.
Treatment Service Settings and Treatment Approaches
Miami's numerous rehabs, a few of which are listed below, address a problem that is widespread in cities across the US: substance abuse. These centers counter this problem locally by providing locations and resources that are convenient for patients within the area. These settings include: long term addiction treatment centers, outpatient day treatment, inpatient drug addiction treatment, short term treatment programs, outpatient detoxification programs.
Alcohol and drug rehabs adopt many approaches, ranging from traditional methodologies to newer methods such as: matrix model, individual psychotherapy, brief intervention approach, substance abuse counseling approach, activity therapy, couple/family therapy. The outcome is a variety of resources that clear the path to attainable lasting recovery for numerous patients.
Special Programs for Substance Abuse Offered by Treatment Centers
People struggling with drug or alcohol addiction often need individualized assistance to recover. That is why alcohol and drug rehabs in Miami provide specialized services that help patients within their specific circumstances. Some of these programs are listed here: legal advocacy, child care for clients children, social skills development, self-help groups, suicide prevention services, clients referred from the court/judicial system.
Treatment Payment Alternatives in Miami, Florida
Clients face different financial conditions, which is the reason addiction rehabilitation programs offer several payment options, like: private pay, private health insurance, medicare, medicaid, military insurance, access to recovery (atr) voucher, county or local government funds.
Financing should not have to be a hurdle to addiction recovery. Treatment programs guide patients toward the payment alternatives that suit their personal budgetary needs.
With a range of facilities, rehabs, resources, modalities and payment options, Miami offers clients multiple choices when it comes to seeking recovery from substance abuse.
