Facts
- State and local seizures of oxycodone products, including OxyContin increased 124% from 14,990 items/exhibits in 2004 to 33,612 items/exhibits in 2008.
- Understanding an individual's history of methadone use and other drugs can be extremely important in terms of choosing the best drug rehab program.
- Sudden cessation of long term use of morphine by long term heavily dependent users may be fatal, although morphine withdrawal is considered to be less dangerous than alcohol withdrawal.
- Therapeutic Communities are drug rehabs which have proven to be successful in treating individuals with special needs, including adolescents, women, homeless individuals, people with severe mental disorders, and individuals in the criminal justice system.
Granite Falls - Hospital InpatientA person who is heavily addicted to drugs or alcohol will benefit tremendously by receiving treatment from a hospital inpatient program. These types of programs are geared towards physical health, mental health and medical stabilization. Recovering persons will have access to medication as well as medical staff around the clock. While not every drug addict needs this level of care, it is helpful to those who have severe physical addiction problems to drugs or alcohol. Hospital inpatient programs commonly last several days to several weeks. Once the hospital inpatient part of their treatment plan is finished they may choose to enter a sober living program or transfer into an outpatient program.