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  • Alcohol acts as a central nervous system depressant that is rapidly absorbed by the stomach and small intestine into the bloodstream.
  • In Florida in 2005, abuse of the fentanyl patch resulted in the death of 115 people.
  • Commonly abused classes of prescription drugs include opioids (for pain), central nervous system depressants (for anxiety and sleep disorders), and stimulants (for ADHD and narcolepsy).
  • An individual who is tripping on LSD may try to flee when they are having a hallucination, or they may become paranoid or frightened and begin to lash out at the people that are around them.
  • Abuse of alcohol can decrease testosterone in a mans body and cause impotence.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is usually the 1st step in getting off drugs. It makes it possible for a person to be in a supervised setting 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 widespread mistake that quite a few addicts make is to feel that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is almost never the case. All detox does is get an individual 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 uncover the root of why someone was using drugs in the first place.

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