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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • During 2009, 63% of fatally injured drivers in the U.S. tested for the presence of drugs, including prescription drugs.
  • Many people suffer needlessly or die from a drug overdose, because the professional medical assistance that is required is not able to be delivered in a timely manner.
  • In the United States, there has currently been an increase in the number of people that are overdosing on maintenance drugs such as methadone and buprenorphine.
  • Chronic heroin use often prompts behavior that is self-destructive and irresponsible, antisocial, and indifferent to the injury, pain, or loss it causes others.
  • GHB rape cases are nearly impossible to prosecute primarily because victims have very little memory of what actually took place after they knowingly or unknowingly ingested the substance.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is commonly the 1st step in getting off drugs. It allows 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 prevalent mistake that a lot of addicts make is to feel that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is rarely the case. All detox does is get a person 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 an individual was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Dixfield, Maine:

  • Merrimack River Medical Services Inc
    31.8 miles from Dixfield, Maine
    Merrimack River Medical Services Inc is a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility that is located at:

    18 Mollison Way
    Lewiston, ME. 4240
    207-312-6860

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Detox for Methadone, Outpatient Treatment, Caters to Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Women Only, Men Only, Specialized in Hearing Impaired Clients
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicaid Coverage