Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of GHB increases one's risk of physical injury and injury to others.
Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome may occur the first time someone abuses an inhalants.
Of the over 23 million people in the U.S. needing drug rehab in 2007, only 2.4 million received such treatment at a drug rehab facility.
Methadone's life threatening side effects have occurred even in patients that were just starting to use methadone for pain control, and have also been observed in patients who have switched to methadone after being treated for pain with other strong narcotic pain relievers.