Facts
- Smoking methamphetamine can damage the throat and lungs, but is one of the preferred routes of administration which creates the fastest onset of high.
- Methadone users who are pregnant are at risk of premature labor or having a miscarriage if they abruptly stop using the drug, and many women choose to continue using methadone throughout their pregnancy to minimize these risks.
- Out of all Ecstasy related emergency department visits in 2008, involving Ecstasy in combination with alcohol or other drugs, over 30% involved Ecstasy with one other drug, 15.0 percent involved two other drugs, 14.0 percent involved three other drugs, and 17.5 percent involved four or more other drugs.
- Drug withdrawal symptoms from benzodiazepines can be more difficult than withdrawing from opioids.
Terrell - Other LanguagesAlthough trying to find a drug rehab to attend can seem to be an overwhelming task, discovering one that offers services for other languages is an added challenge. However, today many rehab facilities employ staff members who are bilingual. When you have located a program that meets your needs, speak to their staff about the possibility of delivering their services other languages during you or your loved one's time in treatment. Even though they may not initially have the capability to provide their services in other languages they might be able to find a way to accommodate your needs. Frequently the facility will do its best to to provide special services in order to help everybody they can.