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  • Among American Indian tribes with high rates of alcoholism, approximately 75% of all accidents, the leading cause of death among American Indians, are alcohol related.
  • Drinking alcohol increases the risk of certain cancers, stroke, and liver diseases, especially when excessive amounts of alcohol are consumed over extended periods of time.
  • According to some of the latest research by the Center for Disease Control, there has currently been an increase in the number of drug overdose deaths that are related to prescription painkillers in rural areas throughout the U.S.
  • Among pharmaceuticals, narcotic pain relievers were responsible for 38.2 percent, including oxycodone at 22.2 percent, of the emergency room visits in 2009 for patients who were seeking detox or substance abuse treatment as the reason for their visit.
  • Individuals addicted to opiates may experience a degeneration in nerve cells which results in an increased need for and tolerance to the opiates they are abusing.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is typically the 1st step in getting off drugs. It makes it possible for an individual 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 widespread mistake that many addicts make is to believe 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 usually recommended that detox be followed up with some type of treatment plan to discover the root of why a person was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Wathena, Kansas:

  • Valley Hope
    16.1 miles from Wathena, Kansas
    Valley Hope is a Substance Abuse Treatment Facility that is located at:

    1816 North 2nd Street
    Atchison, KS. 66002
    913-367-1618

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Residential Short-Term Treatment that is 30 days or less, Women Only
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Private or Personal Health Insurance