Facts
- Seizures that occur as a result of benzodiazepine withdrawal typically last 30 seconds but can last up to a couple of minutes.
- The abuse of prescription drugs such as OxyContin is responsible for a great deal of health care fraud, such as corrupt physicians writing prescriptions for OxyContin for nonexistent injuries. The patient in this circumstance will often use a portion of the prescribed pills and then sell the rest for a substantial profit.
- Withdrawal symptoms from the benzodiazepine drug Ativan can range from mild anxiety and insomnia to more severe symptoms such as seizures and psychosis.
- Most individuals with a history of chronic drug addiction are polydrug users (users of more than one drug) and will require drug rehab for all of the substances that they abuse.
Tipton, Pennsylvania - Other LanguagesAlthough trying to find a drug rehab program can seem like a difficult task, discovering one that provides services for other languages is an added challenge. However, today many rehab facilities employ staff members who are bilingual. When you have discovered a program that meets your needs, speak to their staff about the possibility of delivering their services other languages during 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 rehab program will do its best to to provide special services in order to help everybody they can.