State
Facts
Population: 783,600
Law
Enforcement Officers: 1,738
State Prison Population:
6,202
Probation Population: 20,976
Violent Crime
Rate National Ranking:
32 |
2001
Federal Drug Seizures
Cocaine: 15.5 kgs.
Heroin: 0 kgs.
Methamphetamine: 0.3
kgs.
Marijuana: 14.0 kgs.
Clandestine
Laboratories: 0(DEA, state, and
local) |
Top City in DelawareWilmington
Drug Abuse and Addiction Treatment
Centers
Addiction
treatment is so desperately needed by millions of Americans that it becomes
disheartening to find out how difficult finding real help can be. There are
thousands of drug rehab facilities and addiction treatment centers, as well as
recovery groups and self help services, yet when the time comes to actually get
help it can seem like no one is around. Our services can help to isolate for
the addict and their family, the drug rehab or addiction treatment center,
either in Wilmington, Delaware or a nationally based center that matches the
person's particular needs. There are a variety of factors involved in making
the decision about what treatment or rehabilitation program to attend. We can
help find what is available and help you narrow down your choices only those
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you and your family. Drug addiction can be devastating for anyone who finds
themselves trapped in the addiction. What may have seemed at one time to be an
escape or "party" quickly turns into an excruciating constant struggle to get
drugs, keep from being arrested and being endlessly weighted down by the
burdensome secrets they must keep from those who love them the most; their
family and friends. As sure as drug addiction is miserable for those addicted,
it is just as miserable for those who truly love the person. Family and friends
in Wilmington, Delaware, like any other community, are seemingly forced to
watch as a person they love slowly give up their dreams, remove themselves from
the life they know and love and become isolated and alone waiting to either die
from overdose or drug complications or get caught up in the legal system and
spend the rest of their natural life in prison. Wilmington, Delaware addiction
treatment is available. Many person's in need have attended a Wilmington,
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Like cancer or any terminal illness, when addiction has taken hold of someone
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Drug Situation: Due to its
geographical proximity to Philadelphia, Newark, and New York, Delaware
continues as the ideal transshipment location for drugs. Dominican distributors
from Philadelphia and New York City are moving into Wilmington, Delaware, to
distribute large quantities of heroin and cocaine. This movement to Wilmington
is attributed to the perception of a lesser law enforcement presence in
Wilmington compared to Philadelphia and New York.
 Cocaine: The
availability of cocaine has increased in Delaware. Dominican cocaine
distribution organizations with connections to Philadelphia and New York are
moving operations to Wilmington where there is a perception of a lesser law
enforcement presence. State and local law enforcement officials report an
increase in the availability of crack cocaine and an increase in the number of
crack cocaine addicts seeking drug rehab. Crack cocaine use continues to
infiltrate a variety of populations in the small urban and rural localities
throughout the state of Delaware, regardless of economic status or ethnic
background. The crack cocaine market is driven by violent and well-organized
Dominican and African-American groups. Philadelphia remains the primary source
for bulk quantities of crack cocaine.
 Heroin: The
availability of heroin remains stable in Wilmington, Delaware. While
Philadelphia remains the primary source city for heroin used and distributed in
Delaware, there is evidence that bulk heroin is now available in Delaware. The
majority of the heroin distributed in Delaware is transported from
Philadelphila by “day trippers,” who drive to Philadelphia and return
with quantities of heroin that fall short of the minimum mandatory trafficking
statues. There is a recent rise in the demand for heroin in New Castle County ,
Delaware. Heroin is the drug of choice among many entering addiction treatment
centers.
  Methamphetamine: Methamphetamine remains readily
available and used throughout Delaware. Philadelphia and its surrounding
counties is the source for most of the methamphetamine consumed in Delaware.
Methamphetamine addiction contributes largely to the increase in the number of
individuals seeking drug addiction treatment.
 Club
Drugs: MDMA (Ecstasy) remains readily available primarily at rave
parties and nightclubs in the Wilmington, Delaware, area. Gamma hydroxybutyric
acid (GHB), the GHB precursor gamma butyrolactone (GBL), and Ketamine are
available in Delaware nightclubs. Delaware reported the first known seizures of
a drug known as “5-MeoDiPT (5-Methoxy-di-isopropryl-tryptamine) better
know as FOXY -Methoxy or FOXY, a synthetic chemical tryptamine. The two
seizures of FOXY in Newark and Southern Delaware, are described as crudely
pressed purple or red color pills with no markings ordesign. FOXY is reported
be similar to MDMA and GHB in it hallucinogenic qualities. The effects of FOXY,
however, are more potent than other designer drugs. New York City remains a
primary source area for retail quantities of MDMA. Those entering drug rehab
often report the use of drugs like club drugs in addition to their drug of
choice.
 Marijuana: Marijuana continues to be
readily available throughout Delaware. There is an increase in “high
quality” marijuana, particularly in Newark, Delaware. Localities in
Delaware remain a transshipment point for marijuana due to their proximity to
major thoroughfares. Package deliveries (primarily UPS and FEDEX) from the
Western and Southwestern United States, are used to bring marijuana into
Delaware.
Other Drugs:
The large-scale diversion
from independent retail pharmacies remains a problem throughout Delaware, based
on several investigations on pharmacy owners who divert pharmaceutical drugs
for financial gain. Unlicensed pharmacy technicians continue to be an
increasing source of diversion from retail and hospital pharmacies throughout
Delaware. Prescription drug abuse and addiction is growing and leads many to
seek drug addiction treatment.
 DEA Mobile Enforcement Teams: This cooperative program with
state and local law enforcement counterparts was conceived in 1995 in response
to the overwhelming problem of drug-related violent crime in towns and cities
across the nation. There have been 348 deployments completed resulting in
14,794 arrests of violent drug criminals as of June 2002. There have been two
MET deployments in the State of Delaware since the inception of the
program– both in Wilmington. These deployments resulted in 110 arrests and
the seizure of 1 pound of cocaine, 3.3 pounds of crack cocaine, 1.1 pounds of
heroin, and 44.5 pounds of marijuana. Also seized were 17 firearms, 4 vehicles,
and over $8,500 in U.S. currency and property.
More Drug Rehab Centers are Needed: In order to effective handle the
drug addiction problem in Delaware as in most states, and to help those
addicted become productive community members, more drug addiction treatment is
necessary . |