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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • One way to reduce the frequency of heroin drug overdoses in the United States would be to inform heroin users about the severe danger of combining the drug with alcohol or various other types of depressants.
  • Emergency rooms visit rates in 2009 made by individuals seeking detox or substance abuse treatment peaked at 188.8 visits per 100,000 population for people between the ages of 21 and 24.
  • Hashish can leave an user in a "couchlock" state, where they become extremely focused on a singular action or topic, sometimes leading to an unproductive state.
  • Aside from mainlining heroin into a vein, heroin can also be injected into a muscle, smoked in a water pipe or standard pipe, mixed in a marijuana joint or regular cigarette, inhaled as smoke through a straw (known as chasing the dragon, or snorted as powder through the nose.
  • A survey of teen drug use found that OxyContin use by 12th graders went up 40 percent nationwide in just three years.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is usually the very first step in getting off drugs. It makes it possible for an individual to be in a supervised environment while they go through withdrawal symptoms for drugs and/or alcohol. There are different types of detoxification. Theyrange from drug-free to medically supervised. A prevalent mistake that quite a few addicts make is to feel that detox is sufficient to kick their habit. This is rarely the case. All detox does is get someone through the withdrawal when they stop using. It is often recommended that detox be followed up with some type of treatment plan to learn the root of why someone was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Grundy, Virginia:

  • Healing Place
    Healing Place is an Addiction Recovery Program that is located at:

    700 Dinwiddie Avenue
    Richmond, VA. 23224
    804-887-1580

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Alternative Housing - Transitional living, Residential Long-Term Treatment that is 30 days or longer, Men Only
    Payment Options: Payment Assistance (based on Facility)
  • Fairfax Detox Center
    Fairfax Detox Center is an Addiction Recovery Facility that is located at:

    4213 Walney Road
    Chantilly, VA. 20151
    703-502-7000

    Treatment Services: Detoxification, Specialized in Hearing Impaired Clients, Spanish Services
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Private or Personal Health Insurance