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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • Illicit and recreational use of opiates costs taxpayers in excess of $400 billion annually in the U.S.
  • When an individual develops a tolerance to a particular drug, they will have to take more and more of the medication in order to achieve the desires result, thus, greatly increasing the risk of a potentially fatal drug overdose.
  • Individuals who are alcohol dependent are three times more likely than those in the general population to be smokers.
  • Ecstasy was first synthesized in 1914 by a drug company in Germany called Merck.
  • Hydrocodone is the opioid component of Vicodin which is known to cause respiratory depression and other severe adverse reactions including heart failure, heart attack, pulmonary failure, liver or kidney failure, jaundice, amnesia, seizures, blackouts, and coma.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is generally the 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 diverse types of detoxification. Theyrange from drug-free to medically supervised. A typical mistake that many addicts make is to feel that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is seldom the case. All detox does is get somebody through the withdrawal when they stop using. It is often recommended that detox be followed up with some type of treatment plan to learn the root of why a person was using drugs in the first place.

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