Facts
- Some drug rehabs provide targeted risk-reduction counseling for those who are at risk of contracting infectious diseases due to their drug use, which can help individuals modify or change behaviors that place them at risk of contracting or spreading these infectious diseases.
- The estimated number of lifetime non-medical users of prescription pain relievers increased significantly from 29.6 million in 2002 to 31.8 million in 2004.
- Rapid opiate detoxification to treat opiate withdrawal can be performed in a hospital or private clinic setting using a drug such as Naltrexone, an opiate antagonist that blocks opiate receptors and reverses the effects of opiates. Clonidine is administered at the same time to ease the symptoms of withdrawal.
- PCP production is most common in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Other Languages - Union, South CarolinaWhile trying to find a drug rehab to attend can seem like a difficult task, finding one that provides services for other languages is an added challenge. However, these days many treatment centers employ staff members who are bilingual. When you have found a program that meets your needs, speak to their staff about the likelihood of delivering their services other languages during you or your loved one's time in treatment. Although 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. Often the rehab program will do its best to to provide special services in order to help everybody they can.