Square One Rehabilitation Center

Square One Rehabilitation Center

Mission Statement

Square One

For young drug and alcohol Addicts

Square One is dedicated to help young adults with drug addiction. We strive to help these people improve their lives, and by doing this giving them a clean slate. Once at Square One we will help patients overcome their addictions and remain clean from these harmful substances. We want to help stop drug abuse and dependence so that these young people can live their lives happily.

We offer treatment for 90 days but patients are free to sign themselves out. Patients are allowed to stay overnight as well as long as they don't miss curfew.

A 90 day treatment usually goes for about $50 per day or $4,500. However if you are unable to pay these costs other funding options are available call us at (919)000-000 for more information.

DRUGs:

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

1)One of the most potent mood changing chemicals. Manufactured from lysergic acid which is found in the ergot fungus that grows on rye and other grains. It is a hallucinogen.

2)

It is odorless, color less when in liquid form. Solid in tablets and decorated with designs.

Long Term Effects

• Flashbacks
• Panic attacks

3)Short Term Effects

• Dry mouth
• Dilated pupils

HERION

4) Street names: Loony Tunes, Pan, Dots, Acid

5)Statistics

• In January 2008 an estimated 3.1 million people in the US aged 12 to 15 said they used LSD

Location/Hours

6) Consumed by swallowing,injection,drinking

• In 1997 13.6% of seniors said they had experimented with LSD at least once.

7) Addictive due to the state of mind

it puts user in when they go on "trips".

1)A opiod synthesized by C.R Alder Wright in 1874 ,intended to give a sense of Euphoria .

Location: Raleigh, NC

Hours:

2)In its purest form heroin is a fine white powder but most commonly found to be rose gray, brown or black.

Mon-Sat

7:30 am- 8:30 pm.

Sun

7:30 am-6:00 pm.

Long term effects

• Memory loss
• Aids(from shared needles)

Ritalin

3)Short term effects

• Sedation
• Slow breathing

1)Ritalin is a methylphenitadate classified as a Schedule II narcotic, that is abused for stimulant affects. It is a prescription drug.

2)Look like pills with the word CIBA on them. 5mg are pale yellow. 10mg are pale green. 20 mg are white and yellow.

Patients are allowed to stay over night, but must sign in before closing times.

Long Term effects

• Brain damage
• Blood vessel damage

3)Short Term effects

• Seizures
• Violent behavior.

4) Street names: Kiddie Cocaine, Smarties,Poor mans cocaine

4)Street names: Hell dust, Big H, Smack, Horse

5) Statistics

• 1990 to 2000 , 186 deaths linked to Ritalin in the US
• In 2004 Ritalin involved in approximately 3,601 hospital visits

5)

6) Grounded up into powder to snort it

7) Methylphenitadates increase dopamine production making Ritalin more addictive.

6) Injected or smoked.

Activities

Our History

Statistics:

• Opiates ,mainly herion account for 18% of the admission for drug and alcohol treatment in the U.S
• The 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 153,000 people are current heroin users in the United States.

Crystal Meth

7) The opium content is what gives the Herion it's addictiveness.

1)Crystal Meth is an methamphetamine. An illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other drugs used as a "club drug" and at rave parties.

Alcohol

1)Alcohol is a drug classified as a depressant meaning it slows down vital functions.

2) It is in liquid form

3)Short Term effects

• Slurred speech
• Vomiting

Long Term effects

• Ulcers
• Liver disease

4)Street names:Booze,Hooch,Hard Stuff, Juice

5) Statistics:

• US Dept.of Justice found 40% of violent crimes related to alcohol
• 39% of all traffic deaths in 2005 involved alcohol

2)It is a white crystalline , in powdered form it is brown,yellow-brownish, orange and pink.

6)Consumed as a beverage

7)Alcohol content makes it addictive as it heightens dopamine production and tolerance buildup.

Long Term effects

• Brain damage
• Severe tooth decay

3)Short Term effects

• Panic
• Hallucinations

Square One Rehabilitation Center was founded by Gina Gray in Raleigh ,North Carolina. A drug addict herself Gina wanted to provide a shelter to others that she never got herself. Gina Gray was able to confront her addiction and has been clean for 36 years. Construction began in 1993 and four years later Square One was opened to the public. Square One has helped thousands of people and continues to do so everyday. Through snow, rain, and holidays Gina Gray pledges that Square One will be there for anyone who seeks it. Gina has two teen daughters . "I wanted to provide a place that I would feel good about sending my children to".

That’s exactly what she did.

4)Street names:Ice,Glass,Blade,Shards

6)Snorted, smoked,injection,or taken orally

5)Statistics:

• United Nations office on Drugs and Crime estimated the world wide production of amphetamines type stimulates was 500 metric tons a year with 24.7 million user.
• The US government reported in 2008 an estimated 13 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamine's, with 525,000 regular users.

Crack Cocaine

"Rich mans drug"

7) Amphetamine content and synthetic chemicals give it its addictiveness

We offer various activities at Square One . Because it is a young environment we have certain options that other Rehab Centers may not.

Basketball among other sports is a great way to blow of steam and a way to keep your mind off of things. We have 2 basketball courts, a gym, and a soccer field.

Schooling:Kids still have to go to school. Here we have a specific amount of time for students to catch up with school work with responsible adults their to help them. We have a "classroom" and computer lab that offers a peaceful environment so that projects can be completed.

Arts: Our founder Gina Gray is an artist herself. That is why she created an art room. Art can help capture emotions that are to difficult to express in words and that is why patients are given the options to paint while in rehab!

Therapy/counseling: We offer therapy here so that we can understand each individual patient and cater to their needs. Group therapy is also and option and family is allowed to participate. We also counsel patients on how to get through these tough times in the appropriate way.

Drug education: We also educate about the dangers of drugs and the effects they have on peoples bodies. We check on every single patient and inform them of what danger they are putting themselves through. We always take great care in doing this and always make sure to educate them , not to reprimand them.

1) Crack Cocaine is drug that is a crystal form of cocaine ,which normally comes in powdered form. It is extracted from coca leaves

2) It comes in solid blocks or crystals (yellow,pale rose or white)

3)Short Term effects

• Loss of appetite
• Nausea

Long Term effects

• Delirium/Psychosis
• Respiratory failure

4)Street names:Apple Jacks, Roxanne, Electric, Fat bags

6) It is smoked

5)Statistics:

• In 2007 the US National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 8.6 million americans aged 12 and up reported having used crack.
• In 2007 the US federal courts found 5,477 individuals guilty of crack-cocaine related crimes.

7) Cocaine stimulates pleasure centers within the brain and causes extremely heightened euphoria.

By Angelica Edwards