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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • 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 are no benefits that are derived from the use of it.
  • After marijuana, prescription and over-the-counter drugs are the top drugs abused by 12th graders in the past year.
  • Chemicals and solvents used to produce crystal meth can be purchased fairly cheaply these substances are then combined with over the counter medications such as pseudoephedrine.
  • Ecstasy is in a class of drugs known as club drugs, and continues to be used by millions of Americans across the country, despite evidence of its potential harmful effects.
  • A survey of non-injection methamphetamine users who were both heterosexual and gay males concluded that these users had more sex partners, were less likely to use a condom, and were more likely to exchange sex for money or drugs, have sex with an injection drug user, or to have a history of STDs; all risk factors for HIV transmission.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is generally the 1st step in getting off drugs. It permits a particular person to be in a supervised setting while they go through withdrawal symptoms for drugs and/or alcohol. There are various types of detoxification. Theyvary from drug-free to medically supervised. A frequent mistake that a lot of addicts make is to assume that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is hardly ever the case. All detox does is get a person through the withdrawal when they stop using. It is usually recommended that detox be followed up with some type of treatment plan to uncover the root of why someone was using drugs in the first place.

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