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  • Short-term effects produced by heroin include a surge of euphoria and clouded thinking followed by alternately wakeful and drowsy states.
  • Morphine is one of the most effective drugs in use today to treat severe pain in clinical settings, and remains the standard against which the newer analgesics are measured.
  • Studies indicate that stimulation of opiate receptors as a result of opiate use results in feelings of reward, and activation of the pleasure circuit by causing greater amounts of dopamine to be released within the brain.
  • The treatment admission rate for primary amphetamine abuse in the United States escalated by 79 percent in 1996, to 24 per 100,000 aged 12 or older.

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Seniors/Older Adults - Rutherford College

You may be astonished to read that today more and more seniors/older adults are entering drug treatment programs in Rutherford College, NC. Addiction is a problem that can have an impact on anyone. Even the elderly who have much more life experience can drop into the lure of drug abuse and addiction. Often their doctor prescribes a medication to aid with the pain, anxiety, etc. They find that the medication is helpful and may take more than prescribed or in conjunction with other substances like alcohol. Drug rehab centers are a valuable tool in helping seniors/older adults addicted to prescription drugs and other substances. Many elderly addicts are also struggling from co-occurring mental health problems that are able to be treated in conjunction with their addiction difficulties.

  • Hidden Springs Counseling Center
    8.4 miles from Rutherford College, North Carolina
    Hidden Springs Counseling Center is located at:

    1013 West Avenue NW
    Lenoir, NC. 28645

    If you would like to contact Hidden Springs Counseling Center, you can reach them at 828-572-1636.

    Hidden Springs Counseling Center offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Seniors/Older Adults
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)