Facts
- Some individuals who experience psychosis as a result of crystal meth use may recover completely, but some show no improvement after 2 years with medications.
- The criminal justice system refers drug offenders into drug treatment in a variety of ways, including diverting nonviolent offenders to treatment; stipulating treatment as a condition of incarceration, probation, or pretrial release; and holding specialized courts, or drug courts that handle drug offenders.
- More PCP users die from suicide while high on the drug than from any physiological effects on the central nervous system.
- Depression is a common withdrawal symptom that long-time ecstasy users will experience after cessation of use.
Hospital Inpatient - GreigA person who is seriously addicted to drugs or alcohol will benefit tremendously by receiving treatment from a hospital inpatient program. These types of programs are focused towards making the individual�''s withdrawal and detox as smooth as possible. Recovering persons will have access to medication as well as medical staff around the clock. While not every person attempting recovery needs this level of care, it is useful to those who have serious physical addiction problems to drugs or alcohol. Hospital inpatient programs commonly last several days to several weeks. Once the hospital inpatient portion of their recovery is complete they may choose to enter a sober living setting or transfer into an outpatient program.