Facts
- Symptoms that are typical of antidepressant withdrawal include flu-like symptoms, insomnia, nausea, imbalance and sensory disturbances.
- 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.
- Standardized clinical tests are used in an inpatient drug treatment facility setting to evaluate the severity of withdrawal symptoms throughout the detoxification procedure.
- Recreational use of stimulants such as Adderall are not only dangerous but recreational users are not using the drug the way it was meant to be used which puts their lives in danger.
Hospital Inpatient - Juneau, WisconsinA person who is severely addicted to drugs or alcohol will benefit tremendously by receiving treatment from a hospital inpatient program. These types of programs are focused towards physical health, mental health and medical stabilization. Recovering persons will have access to medication as well as medical staff around the clock. While not every drug addict needs this level of care, it is beneficial to those who have serious physical addiction problems to drugs or alcohol. Hospital inpatient programs often last several days to several weeks. Once the hospital inpatient portion of their treatment plan is complete they may choose to enter a sober living program or transfer into an outpatient program.