Facts
- Smoking or injecting methamphetamine creates an intense rush or high almost immediately, while snorting the drug can cause about a 5 minute delay.
- Some of the side effects associated with use of Valium include sedation as well as completely opposite effects than what the drug is meant to be taken for such as excitement, rage or worsening of seizures in epileptics.
- It is important to understand that methadone withdrawal treatment is not the same as s methadone maintenance program, in which individuals who are unwilling to give up opiates are prescribed methadone as a legal, long-term substitute for their drug of choice.
- Even milder forms of alcohol withdrawal include serious symptoms such as the shakes, seizures, and hallucinations, typically occurring within 6-48 hours after the last drink.
Men - Monroe, LA.Men only drug rehab centers are comparable to standard, co-ed rehab programs except all the participants are male. These gender specific treatment programs are helpful for men because they are able to share past traumatic memories 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 core issues that men struggle with when it comes to achieving and maintaining sobriety are also different than women. While attending a men only drug treatment program participants are counseled on these male specific issues and are given the education they need on how to avoid drugs and alcohol once they leave treatment.