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  • Exercise can be an effective complement to many drug rehabs and has shown efficacy in reducing stress and helping prevent weight gain following drug cessation.
  • If a pregnant mother is regularly abusing heroin their child will most likely be born physically dependent to the drug and may suffer from serious medical complications requiring hospitalization.
  • An observer of a drug overdose should attempt to maintain a state of calm, and try to get a response from the person by lightly pinching the back of their arm or by calling their name; additionally, if breathing or a pulse rate is not detectable, emergency resuscitation should begin immediately.
  • During a gonorrhea outbreak in 6 central California counties in 2004, many of the heterosexual men (38%) and women (28%) who were infected reported methamphetamine use.
  • During 2009, the number of first time nonmedical users of the prescription pain reliever OxyContin by individuals aged 12 or older was 584,000.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is usually the 1st step in getting off drugs. It enables a particular person to be in a supervised setting while they go through withdrawal symptoms for drugs and/or alcohol. There are different types of detoxification. Theyvary from drug-free to medically supervised. A widespread mistake that many addicts make is to feel that detox is sufficient 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 discover the root of why somebody was using drugs in the first place.

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