1) Alcohol

Brief Description

Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, is an intoxicating ingredient found in beer, wine, and liquor. Alcohol is produced by the fermentation of yeast, sugars, and starches. It is a central nervous system depressant that is rapidly absorbed from the stomach and small intestine into the bloodstream. A standard drink equals 0.6 ounces of pure ethanol, or 12 ounces of beer; 8 ounces of malt liquor; 5 ounces of wine; or 1.5 ounces (a “shot”) of 80-proof distilled spirits or liquor (e.g., gin, rum, vodka, or whiskey). NIDA does not conduct research on alcohol; for more information, please visit the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

 Effects

Alcohol affects every organ in the drinker’s body and can damage a developing fetus. Intoxication can impair brain function and motor skills; heavy use can increase risk of certain cancers, stroke, and liver disease. Alcoholism or alcohol dependence is a diagnosable disease characterized by a strong craving for alcohol, and/or continued use despite harm or personal injury. Alcohol abuse, which can lead to alcoholism, is a pattern of drinking that results in harm to one’s health, interpersonal relationships, or ability to work.

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2) Bath Salts (Synthetic Cathinone)

Brief Description

The term “bath salts” refers to an emerging family of drugs containing one or more synthetic chemicals related to cathinone, an amphetamine-like stimulant found naturally in the Khat plant. Learn more

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3) Club Drugs

Brief Description

Club drugs tend to be used by teenagers and young adults at bars, nightclubs, concerts, and parties. Club drugs include GHB, Rohypnol®, ketamine, and others. MDMA (Ecstasy),Methamphetamine, and LSD (Acid), are considered club drugs and are covered in their individual drug summaries. Learn more

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4) Cocaine

Brief Description

Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America. It produces short-term euphoria, energy, and talkativeness in addition to potentially dangerous physical effects like raising heart rate and blood pressure. Learn more

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7) Heroin

Brief Description

Heroin is an opioid drug that is synthesized from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of the Asian opium poppy plant. Heroin usually appears as a white or brown powder or as a black sticky substance, known as “black tar heroin.” Learn more

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8) Inhalants

Brief Description

Many products readily found in the home or workplace—such as spray paints, markers, glues, and cleaning fluids—contain volatile substances that have psychoactive (mind-altering) properties when inhaled. People do not typically think of these products as drugs because they were never intended for that purpose. However, these products are sometimes abused in that way. They are especially (but not exclusively) abused by young children and adolescents, and are the only class of substance abused more by younger than by older teens. Learn more

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9) K2/Spice (“Synthetic Marijuana”)

Brief Description

“Spice” refers to a wide variety of herbal mixtures that produce experiences similar to marijuana (cannabis) and that are marketed as “safe,” legal alternatives to that drug. Sold under many names, including K2, fake weed, Yucatan Fire, Skunk, Moon Rocks, and others — and labeled “not for human consumption” — these products contain dried, shredded plant material and chemical additives that are responsible for their psychoactive (mind-altering) effects. Learn more

EMERGING TRENDS ALERT:

•       See our Emerging Trends page for info on “Mojo” and “Cloud 9″ synthetic cannabinoids.

PREVIOUS ALERTS:

•       A synthetic cannabinoid product named Smacked! has been linked to at least 41 overdoses in New Hampshire since August 11, leading the governor of that state to declare a State of Emergency. For more information, see http://governor.nh.gov/media/news/2014/pr-2014-08-14-emergency.htm.
•       New York City issued a public warning in late July after an increase in emergency room visits related to synthetic cannabinoids. For more information, see http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/pr2014/pr023-14.shtml.

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10)    LSD (Acid)

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11) Marijuana

Brief Description

Marijuana is a dry, shredded green and brown mix of leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. In a more concentrated, resinous form, it is called hashish, and as a sticky black liquid, hash oil. The main psychoactive (mind-altering) chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. Learn more about marijuana

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•       Marijuana Research at NIDA.
•       NIDA’s role in providing marijuana for research
•       Health Effects

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11)    MDMA (Ecstasy/Molly)

Brief Description

MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine), popularly known as ecstasy or, more recently, as Molly, is a synthetic, psychoactive drug that has similarities to both the stimulant amphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline. It produces feelings of increased energy, euphoria, emotional warmth and empathy toward others, and distortions in sensory and time perception. Learn more

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12)    Methamphetamine

Brief Description

Methamphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant drug that is similar in structure to amphetamine. Due to its high potential for abuse, methamphetamine is classified as a Schedule II drug and is available only through a prescription that cannot be refilled. Although methamphetamine can be prescribed by a doctor, its medical uses are limited, and the doses that are prescribed are much lower than those typically abused. Most of the methamphetamine abused in this country comes from foreign or domestic superlabs, although it can also be made in small, illegal laboratories, where its production endangers the people in the labs, neighbors, and the environment. Learn more

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14)    Prescription Drugs

What is Prescription Drug Abuse?

Some medications have psychoactive (mind-altering) properties and, because of that, are sometimes abused—that is, taken for reasons or in ways or amounts not intended by a doctor, or taken by someone other than the person for whom they are prescribed. In fact, prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are, after marijuana (and alcohol), the most commonly abused substances by Americans 14 and older. Learn more

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•       DrugFacts: Cough and Cold Medicine Abuse
•       Emerging Trends – “Sizzurp”, “Purple Drank”
•       Prescription Stimulants (Abuse) Health Effects
•       Prescription Sedatives, sleeping pills*, or anxiolytics (Abuse) Health Effects
•       Prescription Opioids (Abuse) Health Effects

Commonly Abused Drugs:

Commonly abused classes of prescription drugs include opioids (for pain), central nervous system (CNS) depressants (for anxiety and sleep disorders), and stimulants (for ADHD and narcolepsy).

Opioids include:

•       Fentanyl (Duragesic®)
•       Hydrocodone (Vicodin®)
•       Oxycodone (OxyContin®)
•       Oxymorphone (Opana®)
•       Propoxyphene (Darvon®)
•       Hydromorphone (Dilaudid®)
•       Meperidine (Demerol®)
•       Diphenoxylate (Lomotil®)

Central nervous system depressants include:

•       Pentobarbital sodium (Nembutal®)
•       Diazepam (Valium®)
•       Alprazolam (Xanax®)

Stimulants include:

•       Dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine®)
•       Methylphenidate (Ritalin® and Concerta®)
•       Amphetamines (Adderall®)

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15)    Salvia

Brief Description

Salvia (Salvia divinorum) is an herb in the mint family native to southern Mexico. It is used to produce hallucinogenic experiences. Learn more

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 16)    Steroids (Anabolic)

Brief Description

“Anabolic steroids” is the familiar name for synthetic variants of the male sex hormone testosterone. The proper term for these compounds is anabolic-androgenic steroids (abbreviated AAS)—“anabolic” referring to muscle-building and “androgenic” referring to increased male sexual characteristics. Learn more

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17)    Tobacco/Nicotine

Brief Description

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking results in more than 480,000 premature deaths in the United States each year—about 1 in every 5 U.S. deaths1—and an additional 16 million people suffer with a serious illness caused by smoking.1 In fact,, for every one person who dies from smoking, about 30 more suffer from at least one serious tobacco-related illness.1 Learn more

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Drug Addiction

Drug Addiction Treatment

A holistic, medically informed approach to addiction treatment sets Timberline Knolls apart from other residential treatment centers, detox programs and drug rehab centers.

Our addiction treatment team consistently helps women make real-life changes that are recognized by the leaders in outpatient drug and alcohol treatment who trust us to care for their patients.

Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center is a leader in recovery for women ages 12 and up who abuse or have developed an addiction to one or more chemical substances:

•       Illicit drugs (such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamines / crystal meth)
•       Alcohol
•       Prescription drugs (such as Xanax / benzodiazepines, Oxycontin / opioids, Vicodin, Klonopin, Adderall)
•       Inhalants

Compassionate Treatment for Drug Abuse and Addiction

Timberline Knolls’ treatment philosophy integrates medical excellence with attention to the realities of recovery by helping women to strengthen five core aspects of the self:

•       Physical
•       Mental
•       Emotional
•       Spiritual
•       Social

Our integrated team of psychiatrists, internal medicine physicians, nurses and therapists are not only experts in drug and alcohol addiction treatment. They also possess extensive expertise treating other psychiatric, psychological and medical conditions that contribute to dependence on drugs, including women and girls with a dual diagnosis.

We assess each woman’s entire history of substance abuse, as well as symptoms of pain, anxiety and depression. Assessment may uncover related addictions, such as prescription medication dependence or eating disorders that may have originated prior to drug abuse. Our addiction experts are also trained to recognize efforts to conceal dependence on cocaine, heroin, or other narcotics, or to offset their symptoms.

Seeking the Root Cause, Treating the Whole Person

Timberline Knolls’ alcohol and drug addiction treatment team also digs deeper into the underlying causes and conditions of the entire addictive disease process. As a result, they often identify co-occurring psychiatric conditions not addressed by past treatment facilities who may have focused primarily on intervention or detox. If unaddressed or under-addressed, co-occurring disorders frequently lie at the root of repeated relapses.

Women who come to Timberline Knolls for residential drug abuse or alcoholism treatment receive much more than education about the disease of addiction and instruction about the process of recovery. We pledge to provide each resident with:

•       compassion, understanding and practical recovery coaching from staff that recognizes the crucial step they have taken by seeking treatment at a residential treatment center
•       input into the objectives of treatment and ownership of their recovery process
•       encouragement in the process of spiritual renewal and self-awareness
•       emotional support to develop awareness of how addiction has impacted their lives and relationships with loved ones
•       continuous attention to their health and to any complications from long-term drug dependence or alcohol addiction
•       support in working to heal relationships with family through weekly family systems therapy

Individualized Treatment

We don’t have a substance abuse track.

Timberline Knolls treatment professionals craft individualized treatment plans for each woman. Our rigorous, medically-informed approach to education, treatment and recovery succeeds where other attempts may have failed. Women and their families regain hope for a bright future by tapping into their strength and learn to experience their emotions in healthy, adaptive ways. This enables residents to break free of the toxic shame that may result from relapses after attending past treatment programs that often focus primarily on detox and may last as few as 28 days.