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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • Ambien and other medications used to treat insomnia are known to be habit-forming.
  • Although there has been a dramatic decline in the use of some illegal drugs such as cocaine, recent government studies report that nearly one-third of people aged 12 and over whom used drugs for the first time in 2009 began by using a prescription drug non-medically.
  • Among Americans aged 12 or older in the nation, 39 million (16.3 percent) have used both a prescription psychotherapeutic drug for non-medical purposes as well as illicit drugs in their lifetime. Only 9 million (3.6 percent) report use of psychotherapeutic drugs without use of other non-medical illicit drugs.
  • Girls from middle-class families indulge in alcoholic binge drinking excessively in comparison to those who come from poor families.
  • Alcohol reduces blood flow to muscles which can lead to muscle aches, most notably the day after an alcohol binge.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is normally the very first step in getting off drugs. It makes it possible for a particular person to be in a supervised environment 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 assume that detox is sufficient 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 learn the root of why an individual was using drugs in the first place.

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