Facts
- Sudden cessation of long term use of morphine by long term heavily dependent users may be fatal, although morphine withdrawal is considered to be less dangerous than alcohol withdrawal.
- Stimulants were responsible for over 5% of the emergency room visits in 2009 for patients who were seeking detox or substance abuse treatment as the reason for their visit.
- Many people use Valium and other benzodiazepines, which account for twenty percent of the total number of prescriptions that are written for controlled substances in the United States each year.
- The national percentage of individuals aged 12 or older who perceived a great risk associated with monthly use of marijuana significantly increased between 2002 and 2003, from 38.3 to 39.6 percent.
Methadone Detoxification - Zebulon, GeorgiaMethadone detoxification can be a very uncomfortable and difficult experience. Symptoms usually begin between twenty-four and forty-eight hours after the user's last dose of methadone. Common symptoms include: stomach cramps, nausea, sweating, extreme cravings, tremors, sneezing, irritability, chills, anxiety, paranoia, fuzzy-headedness, clinical depression and hallucinations. Additionally, methadone withdrawal symptoms will last 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.