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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • Having a sense of urgency in regard to seeking emergency medical treatment can help to limit the long term health consequences that are so often associated with a drug overdose.
  • Between 2000 and 2001, OxyContin was the cause or had a role in 464 deaths across the nation.
  • Although activated charcoal administration was once considered a mainstay of treatment for patients who have experienced an acute overdose, recent studies have indicated that there is very little in the way of benefits that are derived from it.
  • Currently in the United States, mortality statistics suggests that the largest majority of drug overdose deaths are directly related to the misuse of prescription drugs.
  • GHB is being marketed in England as an antigen medicine that is said to increase the libido, aid in alcohol withdrawal, and induce sleep.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is generally the 1st step in getting off drugs. It enables 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. Theyrange from drug-free to medically supervised. A typical mistake that quite a few addicts make is to assume that detox is sufficient to kick their habit. This is hardly ever the case. All detox does is get an individual through the withdrawal when they stop using. It is often recommended that detox be followed up with some type of treatment plan to discover the root of why a person was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Breckenridge Hills, Missouri:

  • St. Louis Metro Treatment Center
    1.1 miles from Breckenridge Hills, Missouri
    St. Louis Metro Treatment Center is a Drug Rehab that is located at:

    9733 St. Charles Rock Road
    St. Louis, MO. 63114
    314-423-7030

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Detox for Methadone, Outpatient Treatment, Caters to Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Specialized in Hearing Impaired Clients, Spanish Services, Other Language Programs
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket)
  • Midwest Institute for Addiction
    4.7 miles from Breckenridge Hills, Missouri
    Midwest Institute for Addiction is a Drug Addiction Treatment Center that is located at:

    711 Old Ballas Road
    St. Louis, MO. 63141
    314-569-2253

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Outpatient Treatment
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Private or Personal Health Insurance