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  • As of 2005, the most significant predictors of whether an individual would complete drug rehab or transfer to another program to receive further treatment included: alcohol as the primary substance of abuse, less than daily use at admission, being over age 40, having 12 or more years of education, being White, referral to treatment by the criminal justice system, and being employed.
  • As of 2004 the rates of methamphetamine use were highest in western states in the U.S., particularly in California, Nevada, Wyoming, and Montana.
  • GHB is sometimes administered in Europe to help ease childbirth and to treat insomnia, narcolepsy, and alcoholism.
  • In 2004 there were about 627,000 visits to emergency rooms involving prescription drugs in the U.S.
  • Combining Valium and alcohol can cause peripheral neuropathy, brain atrophy, and has the potential to cause a life threatening stroke that could cause long-term damage or even death.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is typically the very first step in getting off drugs. It makes it possible for a 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 prevalent mistake that a lot of addicts make is to believe that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is seldom the case. All detox does is get someone through the withdrawal when they stop using. It is often 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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