Addiction Treatment Centers in Miami
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.
Miami has a population of 1,567,681. In cities across Florida, addicts and families of addicts alike experience the compiled problems of substance abuse. This region of the country is no exception to the hurt and suffering that substance abuse brings to people and communities.
With quick access to drugs like alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and heroin and other addictive substances in the community, there are problems of drug and alcohol abuse in the area. Fortunately, there are also 93 alcohol and drug rehab centers available.
Addiction Treatment Service Settings and Treatment Approaches In The Area
There are long term drug and alcohol rehab facilities, intensive outpatient treatment, inpatient treatment facilities, short term treatment programs, inpatient detoxification centers and other options. These alcohol and drug treatment programs in Miami, FL. provide multiple different types of treatment such as matrix model, individual psychotherapy, brief intervention approach, substance abuse counseling approach, activity therapy, couple/family therapy and more.
Special Programs for Addiction Treatment and Forms of Payment Accepted
Substance abuse treatment differs depending on the type and severity of the addiction. This is why centers often offer special programs for legal advocacy, child care for clients children, social skills development, self-help groups, suicide prevention services, clients referred from the court/judicial system, and others. Substance abuse treatment can be paid for in several different ways: cash or self-payment, private medical insurance, medicaid, medicare, military insurance, access to recovery (atr) voucher, county or local government funds and other methods of payment in the listings below that service the area.
If you live in Miami, Florida and you are struggling with an addiction problem, get the help that you need now, it is available to you.
