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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • 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.
  • Although national rates for hospital emergency department (ED) mentions of club drugs were low in 2002 (with none exceeding 2 mentions per 100,000 population) and no increases were measured from 2001 to 2002, significant increases in certain club drug mentions were apparent from 1995 to 2002. MDMA ED mentions, for example, increased from 421 in 1995 to 4,026 in 2002; and GHB ED mentions increased from 145 in 1995 to 3,330 in 2002.
  • Dilaudid overdoses occur often, and are a result of the individual consuming more of the drug than their body can process safely.
  • A quality treatment program for anabolic steroids addiction will educate addicts about their addiction and offer relapse prevention.
  • An OxyContin addiction is extremely expensive, making it not an uncommon practice for teens to turn to stealing to support their habit.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is typically the very first step in getting off drugs. It makes it possible for 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 prevalent mistake that a lot of addicts make is to assume that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is hardly ever the case. All detox does is get someone 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 someone was using drugs in the first place.

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