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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • As of 2009, over 23% of Americans age 12 and older had binged (5+ drinks within 2 hours) on alcohol in the past 30 days.
  • In 1995 small methamphetamine labs began to sprout up in the U.S., as recipes for the drug were spread by word of mouth which increased U.S. production of the drug over the next 10 years.
  • Among those intoxicated by alcohol, a common cause of fire is falling asleep or passing out before extinguishing a cigarette.
  • Ecstasy overdose can cause permanent damage to sections of brain critical to thought and memory.
  • Experts have reported that the current surge in drug overdose deaths in the U.S. is related to liberal dispensing of potent prescription pain and anxiety medications; these medications are reported to be highly addictive, and particularly dangerous.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is typically the very first step in getting off drugs. It permits an individual 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 widespread mistake that many addicts make is to assume that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is almost never the case. All detox does is get somebody 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 somebody was using drugs in the first place.

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