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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • Crack first was used mainly in poor inner-city neighborhoods in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami in late 1984 and 1985.
  • Among European adolescent treatment admissions in 2009 that were aged 15-19, 83% were in treatment for marijuana as their primary drug of abuse.
  • Even though other analgesics such as hydromorphone and fentanyl have a high abuse potential, morphine is still considered to be far more addictive.
  • In the workplace, individuals with less than a high school education are more likely to report current illicit drug use than workers with higher education, with college graduates boasting the lowest rates.
  • GHB is often used to facilitate sexual assaults, due to the fact that it is tasteless and odorless and can be easily mixed with any type of liquid. This has earned it the name the "date rape drug."
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Detoxification

Detoxification is normally the very first step in getting off drugs. It makes it possible for a person to be in a supervised setting while they go through withdrawal symptoms for drugs and/or alcohol. There are diverse types of detoxification. Theyvary from drug-free to medically supervised. A typical mistake that a lot of addicts make is to think that detox is sufficient to kick their habit. This is almost never the case. All detox does is get an individual through the withdrawal when they stop using. It is at all times 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 Athens, Maine:

  • Day One
    19.9 miles from Athens, Maine
    Day One is a Substance Abuse Treatment Program that is located at:

    14 Wandrup Drive
    Hinckley, ME. 4944
    207-238-0277

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Residential Long-Term Treatment that is 30 days or longer, Adolescents (18 and under), Co-Occurring Mental with Substance Abuse Issues, Criminal Justice Client Programs, Specialized in Hearing Impaired Clients
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicare Coverage, State Financed Insurance besides Medicaid, Private or Personal Health Insurance