Facts
- When Ketamine is used as a recreational drug, it is most often evaporated to form a powder that is snorted or compressed into pills.
- Long-term use of OxyContin often results in tolerance to the drug, causing the user to take higher doses to achieve the same initial effects. This can happen through both legitimate and illicit use of the drug.
- Inhaling propane to get high, a substance found in lighter fluid and hair spray, can cause sudden sniffing death syndrome due to the cardiac effects and serious burn injuries due to the flammability factor.
- Research has proven that long-term drug use results in changes in the brain that can affect the person long after they have stopped using drugs.
GET HELP LOCATING A DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM
For those not wanting the intensive care that inpatient drug rehab in Pompano Beach, FL. supplies but still in need of additional attention than an outpatient program, partial hospitalization / day treatment is a great option. Individuals are generally enrolled into this form of treatment as an avoidance measure when it comes to their substance abuse difficulties or as a transition back into their life in the community. Partial hospitalization / day treatment typically lasts for a number of hours a day (if not the entire day itself) and for several days through the week (if not the entire week). During their time in treatment clients will most likely participate in personal counseling and group therapy in addition to other social activities to develop their life skills.