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  • HIV infection and certain types of HIV medications can raise a persons risk for heart disease, and excessive alcohol use can further enhance this risk.
  • During 2008, nearly all unintentional poisoning deaths were related to illicit or prescription drugs.
  • Benzodiazepines such as Xanax account for twenty percent of the total volume of prescriptions that are written for controlled substance in the United States.
  • In relation to a drug overdose, any information that can be provided concerning the amount of the substance that was ingested, what time it was taken, and any information regarding the patient's medical history can be a great help to the medical staff in helping them to determine the most effective course of treatment.
  • Amphetamines suppress appetite and some users can often fail to eat properly which causes them to develop various illnesses related to vitamin deficiencies and malnutrition.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is generally the 1st step in getting off drugs. It makes it possible for a person 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 quite a few addicts make is to assume that detox is sufficient to kick their habit. This is almost never the case. All detox does is get a person through the withdrawal when they stop using. It is at all times recommended that detox be followed up with some type of treatment plan to learn the root of why an individual was using drugs in the first place.

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