Menu
  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • Educating physicians who prescribe prescription drugs regarding prescription drug abuse is critically important, because even brief interventions by physicians have proven effective in reducing or eliminating prescription drug abuse in individuals who are not yet addicted to them.
  • Individuals with co-occurring alcohol and other drug use disorders may have personality, mood, and anxiety disorders and are more likely to attempt suicide and to suffer health problems.
  • Drugs that are commonly classified as depressants include opiates, alcohol, and benzodiazepines; a depressant overdose is most often characterized by slow or shallow breathing, blue lips, cold or clammy skin, slow or faint pulse, snoring or gurgling noises and unresponsiveness.
  • GHB is sometimes administered in Europe to help ease childbirth and to treat insomnia, narcolepsy, and alcoholism.
  • Alcohol increases secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, causing the nerves to send a message to the brain that the stomachs contents are hurting the body and must be expelled through vomiting.
1-866-847-9981
Name: Type of Treatment:
Email: Drug Abused
Phone: Describe the Situation:
City:
Detoxification

Detoxification is usually the very first step in getting off drugs. It makes it possible for 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 prevalent mistake that many addicts make is to assume that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is seldom 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 an individual was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Drifton, Pennsylvania:

  • Clearbrook Manor
    15.6 miles from Drifton, Pennsylvania
    Clearbrook Manor is a Substance Abuse Treatment Facility that is located at:

    1100 East Northampton Street
    Wilkes Barre, PA. 18706
    570-823-1171

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Residential Short-Term Treatment that is 30 days or less
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Private or Personal Health Insurance
  • Choices Program of Wyoming Valley
    18.2 miles from Drifton, Pennsylvania
    Choices Program of Wyoming Valley is a Drug Addiction Treatment Facility that is located at:

    Hospital Company LLC
    Kingston, PA. 18704
    570-552-3700

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Outpatient Treatment, Residential Short-Term Treatment that is 30 days or less
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicaid Coverage, Private or Personal Health Insurance
  • Wilkes Barre Behav Hosp County LLC
    19.4 miles from Drifton, Pennsylvania
    Wilkes Barre Behav Hosp County LLC is a Drug Abuse Treatment Program that is located at:

    518 Wyoming Avenue
    Kingston, PA. 18704
    570-552-3700

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient Programs, Residential Short-Term Treatment that is 30 days or less, Women Only, Men Only
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicaid Coverage, Private or Personal Health Insurance, Accepts Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare), Income Based Payment (Sliding Scale)