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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • Researchers have reported that in order for a person to consume enough marijuana to experience a fatal overdose, they would have to consume almost 40,000 times the amount of THC (the active ingredient in marijuana) required to intoxicate them. For example, if it took an individual 10 hits to become intoxicated, it would take 400,000 hits of marijuana to produce a fatal overdose.
  • Individuals who consume a glass of wine daily will typically add 10 pounds each year.
  • During 2005 in the United States, opioid painkillers accounted for over 38% if the first-listed drug in cases of fatal overdoses; additionally, Benzodiazepine sedatives such as Xanax accounted for over 6% of the drug overdoses throughout this country.
  • A heroin overdose can be potentially deadly, if an observer does not realize that the symptoms of overdose are far more intense and serious than the actual immediate effects of the drug.
  • Ecstasy users take the drug at all-night parties, raves etc. which is why it is commonly known as a club drug.
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Alternative Housing - Transitional Living

A halfway house is a transitional living facility where a person who is trying to recover from alcohol or drug addiction can stabilize and re-adjust to life and society. A halfway house is a location where the person can feel secure and repair their life while maintaining sobriety while also take part in clean and sober, productive activities. Halfway houses supply the perfect opportunity for recovering addicts to be in a setting where they can acquire further counseling and different types of therapy while also learning new trades or obtaining stable employment so that they can support a healthy and productive, drug-free life.

Alternative Housing Transitional living category listings in Roslindale, Massachusetts:

  • Monarch House
    Monarch House is a Drug Treatment Facility that is located at:

    252 County Street
    New Bedford, MA. 2740
    508-992-0800

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Alternative Housing - Transitional living, Residential Long-Term Treatment that is 30 days or longer, Women Only, Other Language Programs
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket)
  • Gandara Center Inc
    Gandara Center Inc is a Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center that is located at:

    33 Arch Street
    Springfield, MA. 1107
    413-781-2234 x304

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Alternative Housing - Transitional living, Residential Long-Term Treatment that is 30 days or longer, Co-Occurring Mental with Substance Abuse Issues, Specialized in Hiv/Aids Patients, Specialized in Alternative Lifestyle, Seniors/Older Adult Services, Men Only, Criminal Justice Client Programs, Specialized in Hearing Impaired Clients, Spanish Services
    Payment Options: Payment Assistance (based on Facility)