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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • When an individual develops a tolerance to a particular drug, they will have to take more and more of the medication in order to achieve the desires result, thus, greatly increasing the risk of a potentially fatal drug overdose.
  • In 2010, approximately 16 million Americans reported using a prescription drugs such as Vicodin for nonmedical purposes in the past year.
  • Even after a week of having smoked hashish, only 60-70% of the THC has left the body because it is stored in the body fat.
  • During 2005 in the United States, opioid painkillers accounted for over 38% if the first-listed drug in cases of fatal overdoses; additionally, Benzodiazepine sedatives such as Xanax accounted for over 6% of the drug overdoses throughout this country.
  • Approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population will abuse prescription drugs to get high at some point in their lifetime.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is generally the first step in getting off drugs. It enables an individual 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 common 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 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 find out the root of why somebody was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Carriere, Mississippi:

  • Townsend
    28.6 miles from Carriere, Mississippi
    Townsend is a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center that is located at:

    19411 Helenberg Road
    Covington, LA. 70433
    985-893-2522

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