Facts
- Because individuals who take hypnotic medication to sleep often experience withdrawal from these drugs when they try and quit, they often become addicted to them and use them long-term for fear of going through withdrawal.
- Xanax withdrawal if not overseen by treatment professionals can cause delirium, seizures, and grand mal seizures as a result of abrupt withdrawal after only short-term use.
- Some high school and college students in the U.S. misuse prescription stimulants to improve academic performance, a practice commonly known as academic doping.
- PCP was first administered as an IV anesthetic during medical procedures, but was never approved for human use because of problems during clinical studies, including intensely negative psychological effects.
Tonganoxie, Kansas - Other LanguagesAlthough searching for a drug rehab facility can seem like a difficult task, finding one that offers services for other languages is an added challenge. However, today many programs employ staff members who are bilingual. When you have found a program that meets your needs, speak to their staff about the possibility of providing their services other languages during you or your loved one's time in treatment. While they may not initially have the capability to offer their services in other languages they may 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.