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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • During 2010, the average age of first non-medical use of prescription stimulants in the U.S. was 21.2 years.
  • Because alcohol affects emotional centers in the brain, alcoholics can become anxious, depressed and even suicidal.
  • A survivor of a drug overdose is often consumed with guilt over putting their loved ones through this traumatic ordeal, and is often willing to seek drug treatment to avoid the possibility of another such occurrence in the future.
  • An individual who is suffering from a cocaine overdose may display symptoms such as paranoia, rapid heartbeat, psychosis, extreme confusion, loss of motor control movement, and cardiac arrest; additionally, a cocaine overdose can result in a fatal condition that is referred to as excited delirium.
  • Individuals who extract the fentanyl from a time release patch and consume it all at once are receiving far too much of the drug at one time than was ever legitimately intended.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is normally the 1st 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 diverse types of detoxification. Theyrange from drug-free to medically supervised. A common mistake that many addicts make is to believe 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 usually recommended that detox be followed up with some type of treatment plan to find out the root of why an individual was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Highland Park, Illinois:

  • Soft Landings at Highland Park
    Soft Landings at Highland Park is a Drug Treatment Program that is located at:

    1910 1st Street
    Highland Park, IL. 60035
    630-261-9220

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Outpatient Treatment, Women Only, Men Only, Dui/Dwi Offender Programs
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Private or Personal Health Insurance