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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • Inhalants abused in high concentrations can cause death due to suffocation by displacing oxygen into the lungs and then in the central nervous system.
  • Amphetamines, like adrenaline, produce effects in the central nervous system and brain but also the heart, lungs, and many other organs.
  • There are a broad range of overdose victims throughout the United States; these individuals can range from teens that pop pills to get high to middle-aged workers who must take prescription pain medications for a strained back and inadvertently become physically addicted to the drugs.
  • Drinking five alcoholic drinks over the course of two hours may raise the blood alcohol level to 0.10 percent, which is considered to be legally intoxicated in every state.
  • As of 2010, 0.8% of 8th graders, 0.8% of 10th graders, and 0.9% of 12th graders had abused heroin at least once in the year prior to being surveyed.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is commonly the initial step in getting off drugs. It allows a particular person to be in a supervised environment while they go through withdrawal symptoms for drugs and/or alcohol. There are diverse types of detoxification. Theyvary from drug-free to medically supervised. A frequent mistake that many addicts make is to feel that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is hardly ever the case. All detox does is get somebody 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 someone was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Steamboat Rock, Iowa:

  • Covenant Medical Center Horizons
    36.5 miles from Steamboat Rock, Iowa
    Covenant Medical Center Horizons is a Substance Abuse Treatment Center that is located at:

    3421 West 9th Street
    Waterloo, IA. 50702
    319-272-8560

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient Programs, Outpatient Treatment, Adolescents (18 and under), Co-Occurring Mental with Substance Abuse Issues, Women Only, Men Only, 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)