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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • Abuse of prescription drugs including opioids, central nervous system (CNS) depressants, and stimulants can alter the brains activity and lead to addiction.
  • Alcohol depresses body functions that play a key role in involuntary actions such as breathing and the gag reflex which prevents choking. A fatal dose of alcohol will eventually stop these functions.
  • When an individual is experiencing a drug overdose, observers should stay with the individual and help them to remain calm by moving them to a quiet area; if the individual suffering from a drug overdose is unconscious, they should be placed in a recovery position while emergency medical help is summoned.
  • Public health experts in the U.S. have characterized the nation's current increase in the cases of drug overdoses as an epidemic that must be dealt with immediately, according to a recent Los Angeles Times article.
  • Although cocaine overdose is not common, it has been known to occur and can be fatal.
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Other Language Programs

Those who speak other languages, other than English that is, should receive substance abuse rehabilitation which is on par with English speakers. Those who speak other languages should not feel that their treatment curriculum or treatment setting is going to be any less effective because they don't speak English. There are quite a few substance abuse treatment facilities available which provide services to those who speak foreign languages, all of which provide various programs to choose from. For example, some drug treatment programs which provide services for those who speak other languages are only short term rehab facilities, but there are more long term options available. Foreign language speakers can seek the advice from an addiction professional in their area to choose a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program that provides rehabilitation services in their specific language.

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