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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • Drinking alcohol is associated with unintentional injuries, such as motor-vehicle traffic crashes, falls, drowning, burns and firearm injuries.
  • Individuals who are heroin addicted sometimes intentionally induce withdrawal symptoms to reduce their tolerance for the drug, only in an attempt to once again experience the rush when they start taking the drug again.
  • In Hocking County, Ohio, four residents overdosed on OxyContin over an 18-day period in 2000, two of which died.
  • When a life-threatening drug overdose is the result of a drug addiction problem, an individual should receive substance abuse treatment as soon as possible.
  • A common term used to describe someone who abuses inhalants is a "huffer".
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Detoxification

Detoxification is generally the very first step in getting off drugs. It permits an individual to be in a supervised environment while they go through withdrawal symptoms for drugs and/or alcohol. There are different types of detoxification. Theyvary from drug-free to medically supervised. A frequent 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 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 somebody was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Fairfield, Maine:

  • Day One
    2.2 miles from Fairfield, Maine
    Day One is a Substance Abuse Treatment Program that is located at:

    14 Wandrup Drive
    Hinckley, ME. 4944
    207-238-0277

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Residential Long-Term Treatment that is 30 days or longer, Adolescents (18 and under), Co-Occurring Mental with Substance Abuse Issues, Criminal Justice Client Programs, Specialized in Hearing Impaired Clients
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicare Coverage, State Financed Insurance besides Medicaid, Private or Personal Health Insurance
  • MGCC Outpatient Counseling
    23.8 miles from Fairfield, Maine
    MGCC Outpatient Counseling is a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program that is located at:

    9 Spruce Street
    Augusta, ME. 4330
    207-621-7218

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Outpatient Treatment, Residential Long-Term Treatment that is 30 days or longer, Women Only
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicaid Coverage, Income Based Payment (Sliding Scale)