Nova Scotia Drug rehab centers

Do you or a loved one need to find the best possible Drug Rehab Center in Nova Scotia?

This website is provided to help find drug and alcohol rehabilitation and treatment centers, or any treatment programs that will help individuals live addiction free.

Drug-Rehab.ca will help you find the best treatment possible.  In order to better assist you, please fill out the form below. One of our professional counselors will contact you within a reasonable time period to discuss treatment options with you. Also, within this website, you will find some relevant information regarding Nova Scotia's addiction situation.

Overview of Drug Use in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia has a population of 950,000 and it is part of the Maritime provinces. Nova Scotia, not unlike New Brunswick, has a rampant drug problem with prescription pills like Oxycontin and other opiate-based medications coming out on top as the main drugs used in the area.  Nova Scotia has a lack of drug rehab centers andtreatment facilities.

Halifax - Opposition Leader Darrell Dexter raised the issue of prescription drug abuse recently in Question Period, asking the Premier why the government continues to downplay the seriousness of the Oxycontin problem in Cape Breton.

“The Oxycontin crisis in Cape Breton is severe enough to be drawing national headlines – and yet the government is still trying to deny there’s a problem,” said Dexter. “Last weekend, the Toronto Star described the situation as ‘a New kind of plague.’ The government, however, says the soaring Oxycontin use in Cape Breton is an indication of ‘better pain management’.

“It’s truly sad when a reporter at the Toronto Star has a better understanding of what’s going on in Cape Breton than the Premier does. This government clearly has no idea how serious this situation is, and no plans to deal with it anytime soon.”

A government News release issued April 23, 2004, described the soaring Oxycontin use in 2003 over the previous year as an indication of “better pain management care.”

“Given the horrific increase in the illicit use of Oxycontin, the government’s press release is stunning in its naivete,” said Dexter. “The release ignores the fact that people are dying as a result of this Drug and happily reports that ‘continued growth in this area of medication is expected in future years as well.’”

“Twenty-two people died in the last eighteen months as a result of Drug use. This is a real problem, and it’s going to take more than an upbeat government press releases to solve it.”

“It’s time for this government to make adequate resources and services available to deal with the epidemic of Drug abuse and Addiction in Cape Breton, and allow the people who live there to get their lives back.”

Drug rehab centers in Nova Scotia treatments

Twelve steps drug rehab centers: twelve step treatment is a time tested method of recovery from various obsessive-compulsive behaviors which the affected individuals believe have made their lives unmanageable.  These simple tools for living have been used by millions of people to successfully change their lives and recover from negative and even life threatening behaviors.  They are based on a set of spiritual (not religious) principles originally created by Alcoholics Anonymous in the United States in 1935.  Anonymity is the underpinning of the twelve-step way of life.  Sharing and supporting in groups with like-minded individuals and ongoing fellowship is a major ingredient in the success of the program.

The twelve steps address different "problems" such as alcohol and drug abuse, overeating, gambling etc.

Long term religious based drug rehab centers: the theory of this type of treatment is to get the person out of their regular environment and to get them into a hard work type of camp with a religious concept and get the person back in contact with God. Only a small percentage of people who enter this type of treatment remain there until its completion.

Behavioral modification drug rehab centers: the ideology behind behavioural modification is to break down an individual’s character through peer pressure and it relies on telling the person that they are bad and degrading them as an individual. The concept is to break the spirit into something that can be rebuilt. Sometimes it is effective as rehabilitation but only a small percentage of people can be rebuilt without any long-term harm.

Biophysical treatment drug rehab centers: These rehabilitation programs address the biophysical and biochemical imbalances with a unique sauna program that eliminates toxins from the body in order to eliminate cravings. Following, is a social educational program to teach new life skills that will create a person that will be able to tackle life’s many hardships and come out on top. The skills include learning to communicate properly and practicing this skill and then learning about personalities and the traits of others as well as being able to associate with good people. A large component is the ability to live life based on ones personal views but within the morals of society.

This culminates with the person applying these skills to repair the damage of the things that are holding them back in life now. These issues are often formed earlier in life that need to be repaired now, so that the person in treatment can be free to live a happy and drug free, productive life.

The final stage of these drug rehab centers is made specifically for the individual and after the case supervisor has been ascertain what the individual needs to work on specifically to ensure their success, the final stage in created.

This method is successful in all drug rehab centers. It helps the person be a happy, productive, drug free member of society.

Fast facts

There were 77 deaths in motor vehicles in 2003. Seventy six or 98.7% were acknowledged to involve alcohol in some way. Thirty four or 44.7% could be directly linked to alcohol. During this time, there were 153 people seriously injured in single vehicle crashes. Of these, seventy three or 47.7% were alcohol related. A total of 205 serious injuries were the result of multi vehicle accidents. Of these injuries, ten or 4.9% were found to be alcohol related. According to the study, the difference between alcohol being present and being a lending factor depends on the amount of information available, and the position of the persons who died. "A motor vehicle fatality was viewed to be alcohol involved if there was at least one drinking driver or pedestrian in the fatal crash".

In the province of Ontario for example, it costs a minimum of $200 to see an emergency doctor before they do any tests or document any treatment. If we were to use that as a standard, the approximate cost on the medical system in Nova Scotia for just the serious alcohol related injuries would be $8,800 at the very minimum. How many medical supplies could be purchased with these finances that were spent on injuries that should not have happened in the first place?