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We design personalized treatment programs to provide each abuser with the greatest chance of a successful recovery outcome. Our comprehensive networking system works hand in hand with all of the drug treatment centers in Washington. At Drug Rehab Washington we know that each individual is unique and are treated as such. Deciding upon a treatment option in Washington, or anywhere can be a daunting task for any individual or family, we will guide you through each step of a comprehensive treatment plan for you or your loved one. We are determined in our mission, that every drug and/or alcohol abuser in Washington. that has a desire to change their life will be given a chance to recover from their addiction and we are dedicated to ensuring that they are given the opportunity to do so.
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Troubling trends in WashingtonCounty eighth-graders have higher use of drugs, alcohol than counterparts statewide
The analyst told the Healthy Youth Coalition the bleak statistics. One in five Jefferson County, Washington eighth-graders reported drinking heavily - as heavily as adults.
The 13- and 14-year-olds also said they started drinking when they were just 11.
"This is pretty grim," said Rick Tollefson, Healthy Youth Coalition (HYC) chairman.
"Wait - let me finish," said Kellie Ragan, assessment coordinator for Jefferson County, Washington Health and Human Services. She was analyzing the statistics of the Healthy Youth Survey.
Then Ragan continued with equally sobering numbers about local drug use.
Last November, Jefferson County, Washington students in grades 6, 8, 10 and 12 took part in the Healthy Youth Survey. It assessed health risk behaviors - such as violence and use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs - which could impede child development.
In order for the results to achieve a representative group, 70 percent or more of each grades' population had to complete the survey. Only the county's eighth-graders (Brinnon, Chimacum, Port Townsend, Quilcene) met that requirement.
Unsettling numbers
Consequently, the only Jefferson County, Washington results available are for 13- and 14-year-olds. However, the eighth-grade statistics for alcohol, tobacco and other drug use were unsettling because the numbers aren't decreasing - even as state numbers are dwindling.
From 2000 to 2003, Jefferson County, Washington eighth-grade rates remain unchanged for the "last 30 days" use of alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes and/or binge drinking.
However the state eighth-graders were significantly lower from 2000 to 2002 in binge drinking and the use of alcohol in the last 30 days.
Jefferson County, Washington Juvenile Services Administrator Barbara Carr said while juvenile filings on all crimes have stabilized, charges for minors in possession of alcohol or other illegal substances aren't shrinking or even plateauing.
Other pertinent statistics show more Jefferson County, Washington youths than statewide eighth-graders reporting these risky behaviors:
* Twenty-eight percent said they drank alcohol in the 30 days before the survey, compared to 18 percent of students across the state.
* One in five Jefferson County, Washington students said they drank five or more drinks in one setting in the two weeks before the survey. Only one in 10 in the state said the same.
* Sixteen percent of Jefferson County, Washington students said they smoked marijuana or hashish. Only 10 percent of the students across the state said they smoked marijuana in the 30 days before the survey.
* Fifty-nine percent of the county eighth-graders said they had consumed alcohol sometime in their lives, compared to 44 percent across the state.
* The average age of "first use" was 12 or younger among the county's eighth-graders who reported any alcohol, tobacco or other drug use,
* The average age of the first use of alcohol (more than just a sip) was 11.1 years.
* The average age of regular use of alcohol (one to two times monthly) was 12 years.
* The average age of the first use of marijuana was 11.5 years.
* The average age of the first use of tobacco was 11.4 years.
Dangerous trend
"There's some troubling trends here," said outgoing Chimacum School Superintendent Dr. Mary Lynne Derrington. "We used to see the onset of experimentation in the 11th and 12th grades, but now it's younger. That's alarming."
Heavy or binge drinking by youths can pose serious risks, including alcohol poisoning, overdose and death. Last February, outdoor party participant Shane Luther, a junior at Chimacum High, apparently died in his sleep from alcohol overdose.
Despite these daunting indicators, there hasn't been much of an outcry over the survey results.
"People are overwhelmed," said one community leader. "Many people have tried to do something, but conditions aren't getting better. They're discouraged."
Carr thinks community leaders don't know what to do now that they have tried different approaches without much success.
Town norm
Chimacum and Port Townsend school officials held on to the survey results for several months while preparing their own analysis. School leaders were concerned the community would blame the schools.
"We aren't going to turn it around in the schools because we can't control what happens in the community and the family," said Port Townsend Superintendent Carol Andreasen. "We seem to have a norm in this town that drinking and taking drugs is acceptable."
"No one agency has the key to the solution," agreed Jean Baldwin, county health department director. "We need the mental health agency, the health department, the police, the parents and the schools to work together to put together a multi-faceted prevention program."
As a result of the Healthy Youth Survey and the health department's 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, community groups are meeting this summer to come up with action plans on alcohol and drugs, mental health and vulnerable families.
"We can't let the issue die," said Baldwin.
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