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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • Although heroin abuse has trended downward for several years, its prevalence is still higher than in the early 1990s.
  • High doses of GHB may induce a sleep so deep that it can be mistaken for coma.
  • About half of the women who are opiate dependent also have anemia, heart disease, diabetes, pneumonia, or hepatitis during pregnancy and childbirth.
  • GHB analogues such as GBL and BD metabolize into GHB in the body when consumed.
  • In the state of Washington, when an individual dies of a drug overdose from an illegal drug, the individual who has supplied the drug has committed "controlled-substance homicide," according to a law that was passed during 1987.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is normally the first step in getting off drugs. It allows a 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 typical mistake that a lot of addicts make is to believe that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is hardly ever the case. All detox does is get an individual 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 someone was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Lexington, Virginia:

  • WTCSB Franklin Center
    WTCSB Franklin Center is an Addiction Treatment Facility that is located at:

    200 East 2nd Avenue
    Franklin, VA. 23851
    757-562-2208

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Outpatient Treatment, Dui/Dwi Offender Programs
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicaid Coverage, State Financed Insurance besides Medicaid, Income Based Payment (Sliding Scale), Payment Assistance (based on Facility)
  • LewisGale
    LewisGale is a Substance Abuse Treatment Facility that is located at:

    1902 Braeburn Drive
    Salem, VA. 24153
    540-772-2801

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient Programs, Outpatient Treatment, Specialized in Hearing Impaired Clients
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicaid Coverage, Medicare Coverage, Private or Personal Health Insurance, Accepts Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)
  • New River Treatment Center
    New River Treatment Center is a Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility that is located at:

    140 Larkspur Lane
    Galax, VA. 24333
    276-236-6341

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Detox for Methadone, Outpatient Treatment, Specialized in Hiv/Aids Patients, Specialized in Alternative Lifestyle, Caters to Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Women Only, Men Only
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Private or Personal Health Insurance