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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • In 2007, heroin admissions represented nearly 14% of the total drug/alcohol admissions to treatment.
  • Overdose deaths by common among people who mix alcohol with various other types of drugs and become nauseated and inhale their vomit into their lungs.
  • A gastric lavage is a common treatment that is utilized in cases of a drug overdose. During this treatment process, the stomach is washed out in order to be able to remove any traces of the drug so that it cannot be absorbed into the system.
  • Because OxyContin is commonly diverted for abuse, numerous states have introduced prescription monitoring and banned the sale of such prescription drugs over the internet.
  • Adolescents who drink alcohol are more likely to have unwanted, unplanned, and unprotected sexual activity and physical and sexual assault.
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Native American or Alaska Native Languages

Native Americans and Alaska Natives have much higher rates of substance abuse and addiction than other ethnicities, a circumstance which must be addressed for these cultures to survive. In fact, Native American and Alaska youth have some of the highest rates of alcohol and drug abuse in the country. Though the reasons may vary from person to person, most of the reasons for the high rates of abuse among Native American and Alaska natives are cultural ones. The most obvious obstacles to treating Native Americans and Alaska Natives for substance abuse and addiction are language and culture differences. This is why it is crucial that Native Americans and Alaska Natives receive substance abuse treatment in a drug rehab program that is culturally acceptable, but most importantly in one that can provide treatment and therapy in the Native American or Alaska Native languages.

Native American Or Alaska Native Language Services category listings in Austin, Minnesota:

  • Leech Lake
    Leech Lake is a Drug Rehabilitation Facility that is located at:

    190 Sailstar Drive
    Cass Lake, MN. 56633
    218-335-4514

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Outpatient Treatment, Native American Or Alaska Native Language Services
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicaid Coverage, Medicare Coverage, State Financed Insurance besides Medicaid, Private or Personal Health Insurance, Income Based Payment (Sliding Scale)