Facts
- Of the over 20 million Americans in 2010 who required drug rehab treatment but did not receive it, 1 million felt they did in fact require treatment. Of those who did, 341,000 reported that they made an effort to get treatment, and 683,000 reported making no effort to get treatment.
- Xanax and other benzodiazepines have been found to share many of the common undesirable side effects of the highly addictive barbiturates that they were intended to replace.
- Vicodin overdose can be fatal or result in permanent brain damage if treatment is delayed and a large amount of the drug has been taken, so it is important that individuals get help immediately if it is suspected that they have overdosed.
- Wine and beer are both very high in carbohydrates which release insulin, which can hasten fat storage.
Methadone Detoxification - PanacaMethadone detoxification can be a very uncomfortable and challenging experience. Symptoms usually begin between twenty-four and forty-eight hours after the user's last dose of methadone. Typical withdrawal symptoms include: stomach cramps, nausea, sweating, extreme cravings, tremors, sneezing, irritability, chills, vomiting, fuzzy-headedness, paranoia, clinical depression and hallucinations. Additionally, these unpleasant methadone withdrawal symptoms tend to continue much longer than heroin withdrawal symptoms. Depending on the dose of methadone you have been taking the symptoms can last for several weeks to several months. Professionals in the field of methadone detoxification typically advise the gradual decrease of the drug over a period of time instead of completely stopping all at once.