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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • A study of gay and bisexual men in Seattle, Washington and San Jose, California indicates that methamphetamine use often occurs in tandem with unsafe sex practices. Many study subjects also reported that they already had HIV infection or AIDS.
  • While a large percentage of people who have had a drug overdose have been reported to recover, a large percent of overdose cases have resulted in death.
  • A methamphetamine overdose may be characterized by a rapid onset of physiological deterioration that can quickly lead to a heart attack or a stroke.
  • Ambien CR has a first layer which rapidly dissolves to help individuals rapidly fall asleep, and a second layer that dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep longer.
  • Heroin abusers often combine it with other drugs, such cocaine or methamphetamine with heroin (known as speedballing), or use alcohol, marijuana, or tranquilizers to enhance the high and blunt effects of withdrawal.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is normally the very first step in getting off drugs. It permits an individual to be in a supervised environment while they go through withdrawal symptoms for drugs and/or alcohol. There are different types of detoxification. Theyvary from drug-free to medically supervised. A widespread mistake that a lot of addicts make is to feel that detox is sufficient to kick their habit. This is seldom the case. All detox does is get an individual through the withdrawal when they stop using. It is always recommended that detox be followed up with some type of treatment plan to discover the root of why somebody was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Whiteville, North Carolina:

  • Charles George VAMC Asheville
    Charles George VAMC Asheville is a Drug Treatment Center that is located at:

    1100 Tunnel Road
    Asheville, NC. 28805
    828-298-7911

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Outpatient Treatment, Residential Short-Term Treatment that is 30 days or less, Co-Occurring Mental with Substance Abuse Issues
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicare Coverage, Private or Personal Health Insurance, Accepts Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)