Facts
- Initiation into experimental marijuana use during adolescence is often brought on by poor relations with parents, depression symptoms, and exposure to drug-using peers and accessibility of drugs.
- The combination of Xanax and alcohol can potentially result in death, as both are central nervous system depressants that slow activity in the brain, so they should not ever be taken together.
- Students that have an exam and need to pull an all-nighter may take a significant dose of Adderall to instantly become more alert and stay up all night to prepare and cram for school.
- Using crack cocaine can result in constricted blood vessels, increased temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure, and risk of cardiac arrest and seizure.
Tomah, WI. - MenMen only drug treatment facilities are similar to standard treatment facilities except all the participants are male. These gender specific recovery facilities are helpful for men because they are able to participate with recovery in a setting where they can feel free of judgment and having to maintain a tough exterior at all times. The reasons men become addicted to drugs or alcohol is typically different than women. The underlying issues that men struggle with when it comes to recovering from drug addiction are also different than women. While attending a men only drug rehab clients are counseled on these distinct male issues and are given the education they need on how to avoid relapse once they leave the rehab program.