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  • 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.
  • Alcohol is an irritant to the stomach, and it is common for someone who drinks in excess to vomit putting the person in danger of choking on their own vomit. This can cause death by asphyxiation in a person who is not conscious because of intoxication.
  • For certain individuals, heroin craving may persist years after someone comes off of the drug, particularly upon exposure to triggers such as stress or people, places, and things associated with drug use.
  • High doses of Dilaudid can cause pupils to contract to pinpoints skin may become cold and bluish; breathing may slow to a complete stop resulting in death.
  • In 2009, nearly 5 million Americans age 12 and older had abused cocaine.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is commonly the 1st step in getting off drugs. It allows an individual to be in a supervised environment while they go through withdrawal symptoms for drugs and/or alcohol. There are various types of detoxification. Theyrange from drug-free to medically supervised. A prevalent mistake that quite a few addicts make is to think that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is rarely the case. All detox does is get somebody through the withdrawal when they stop using. It is at all times recommended that detox be followed up with some type of treatment plan to find out the root of why someone was using drugs in the first place.

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