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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • A study by the Washington State prison system reported that the risk of drug overdose death is over 12 times greater during the first two years after the inmates have been released.
  • Crack users often report having coke bugs and think that they have insects crawling on them.
  • Common substances added to cocaine are sugars, such as mannitol, lactose, or glucose, or even sugar substitutes, and local anesthetics such as tetracaine, procaine, and lidocaine. Quinine, talc, and cornstarch are also sometimes used.
  • In the past there were very few milligrams of actual heroin found in a bag of the drug, as most of the bag was filled with additives like sugar, powdered milk, or quinine.
  • Hashish users who use the drug in large quantities may experience fluctuating emotions, fragmentary thoughts, paranoia, panic attacks, hallucinations and feelings of unreality.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is commonly the initial 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. Theyrange from drug-free to medically supervised. A typical mistake that quite a few addicts make is to believe that detox is sufficient 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 uncover the root of why an individual was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Roslyn Heights, New York:

  • North Star Behavioral Health Services
    North Star Behavioral Health Services is a Drug Treatment Center that is located at:

    31 6th Street
    Malone, NY. 12953
    518-483-3261

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Alternative Housing - Transitional living, Outpatient Treatment, Adolescents (18 and under), Co-Occurring Mental with Substance Abuse Issues, Seniors/Older Adult Services, Women Only, Men Only, Criminal Justice Client Programs, Specialized in Hearing Impaired Clients
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicaid Coverage, Medicare Coverage, State Financed Insurance besides Medicaid, Private or Personal Health Insurance, Accepts Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare), Income Based Payment (Sliding Scale)