Mchenry County Heroin Analysis

McHenry County has had a growing problem in recent years, the presence of heroin has hit closer to home than most people think. It is very easy and cheap to obtain heroin and it has become a problem here in McHenry County. In 2009 the McHenry County’s sheriff’s office seized sixty-five grams of heroin. (Northwest Herald.) According to a study in the Northwest Herald heroin is most likely found in people driving in the Rockford and Chicago area. Heroin has become a growing problem, not just in McHenry County but also the surrounding areas; there are many ways we can take action to fix this problem, such as: increased awareness of heroin in the community, education of what heroin can do to someone and their loved ones, and increased funding …show more content…
There are different types of rehabilitation centers that people can go to for treatment, some are very expensive and some are free. “Luxury” rehabilitation centers are more for professional athletes, celebrities and politicians. These centers cost around twenty thousand to eighty thousand dollars a month, most people living in poverty can’t afford these types of rehabilitation centers. (Dinker.) Most people who are going through addiction don’t really care if they go to a luxury rehabilitation center, they would rather go to one they can afford but still get the treatment they need. A standard rehabilitation center costs around ten thousand to twenty thousand dollars. This number is still relatively high but much more tangible than a luxury rehabilitation center. Most rehabilitation centers have started accepting insurance, some even offer payment plans. To save even more money a person might want to choose outpatient treatment, this way they can save on food and housing. (Dinker.) There are charities and other organizations that offer free drug and alcohol rehabilitation, or they might go off a person’s income. Also, there are state-funded programs that help with the rehabilitation of drug addiction. There are pros and cons to state-funded rehabilitation programs. The good thing about these programs is that they are free; also, that they are helping a person free themselves from an addiction, even if they are not the most prosperous facilities. The bad things about these programs are there can be a long waiting list to get into one of these programs. The methods they use to help someone might not be the most recent and up to date, because research costs money. (Dinker.) Even with all of these programs that help people through addiction some people still don’t get the treatment they need. States need to start funding or even just