Facts
- Some Ecstasy users experience loss of fluid via excessive perspiration which puts the body at risk.
- When people mix cocaine and alcohol the dangers associated with the use of these substances are compounded, and the human liver combines cocaine and alcohol and manufactures a third substance, cocaethylene, which intensifies cocaine's euphoric effects while also increasing the risk of sudden death.
- Inhalants can disrupt heart rhythms and cause death from cardiac arrest, and even lower oxygen levels to the point of suffocation and death.
- When crack is cooked down in order to prepare it for injection, diseases can be spread if the tools used to cook the cocaine are themselves contaminated.
Sheridan, Maine - Hospital InpatientAny person who is heavily addicted to drugs or alcohol will benefit greatly 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 drug addict requires this level of care, it is useful to those who have severe physical addiction problems to drugs or alcohol. Hospital inpatient programs commonly last several days to even up to a month. Once the inpatient part of their recovery is complete they may choose to enter a sober living setting or transfer into an outpatient program.