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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • As of 2010 nearly 3 million Americans aged 12 or older reported using an illicit drug for the first time within the past 12 months, which is an average of about 8,100 initiates per day.
  • An overdose from stimulants such as amphetamines or cocaine is generally characterized by symptoms such as a rapid heartbeat, muscle cramps, seizures, psychosis, paranoia, and confusion, loss of motor control movement, vomiting, lack of consciousness, cardiac arrest, and death.
  • During 2010, the number of first time non-medical users of prescription stimulants in the U.S. was 624,000.
  • Hashishs effects on the user greatly depend on the strength or potency of the THC it contains.
  • Chronic abuse of alcohol can compromise the balancing functions of the kidneys, causing severe consequences on kidney function and the body.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is commonly the very first 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 frequent mistake that quite a few addicts make is to feel that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is rarely 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 find out the root of why an individual was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Mc Kean, Pennsylvania:

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    9.4 miles from Mc Kean, Pennsylvania
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center is a Drug Treatment Center that is located at:

    135 East 38th Street
    Erie, PA. 16504
    814-860-2038

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient Programs, Outpatient Treatment
    Payment Options: Accepts Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)