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  • GHB use can cause giddiness, rambling or incoherent speech, sedation and an increased desire for sleep.
  • About 25% of past-year illicit drug initiates in 2010 said their first drug was some form of psychotherapeutic (26.2 percent, including 17.3 percent with pain relievers, 4.6 percent with tranquilizers, 2.5 percent with stimulants, and 1.9 percent with sedatives).
  • The single most common cause of a heroin overdose is from the user combining heroin with alcohol or some other type of central nervous system depressant.
  • In relation to a drug overdose, any information that can be provided concerning the amount of the substance that was ingested, what time it was taken, and any information regarding the patient's medical history can be a great help to the medical staff in helping them to determine the most effective course of treatment.
  • At the onset of Opana withdrawal symptoms may include, but are not limited to, watery eyes, insomnia, diarrhea, runny nose, dysphoria, sweating and an intense craving for the drug.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is normally the initial step in getting off drugs. It allows a particular 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 many addicts make is to feel that detox is sufficient to kick their habit. This is seldom 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 learn the root of why an individual was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in St. Albans, Maine:

  • Day One
    21.1 miles from St. Albans, Maine
    Day One is a Substance Abuse Treatment Program that is located at:

    14 Wandrup Drive
    Hinckley, ME. 4944
    207-238-0277

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Residential Long-Term Treatment that is 30 days or longer, Adolescents (18 and under), Co-Occurring Mental with Substance Abuse Issues, Criminal Justice Client Programs, Specialized in Hearing Impaired Clients
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicare Coverage, State Financed Insurance besides Medicaid, Private or Personal Health Insurance