Facts
- There is a massive gap between those who need drug rehab and those who actually receive it, and efforts to reduce this gap must include increasing access to treatment, achieving insurance parity, reducing stigma, and raising awareness regarding the value of drug rehab.
- While treating opiate withdrawal through rapid opiate detoxification, the individual is anesthetized throughout the three to four hour procedure, and withdrawal occurs while the patient sleeps.
- Opana should be used with caution when it is prescribed to the elderly, as these individuals are likely to be much more sensitive to the drug's effects.
- There have been numerous recent sports scandals throughout the United States and other countries, have caused a powerful resurgence in the popularity of anabolic steroids.
Attalla, Alabama - Persons with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Abuse DisordersMany rehabilitation programs in Attalla, Alabama address individuals with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders. A client who struggles with a psychological disorder(s) and substance abuse needs to work through both issues concurrently. Failing to deal with the client's mental disorder(s) during their drug rehabilitation will leave them vulnerable to relapse once they leave treatment. Difficulties with mood disorders, anxiety disorders and other mental disorders (schizophrenia, personality disorders, etc.) will come up once back in their day to day life. If the person does not have a handle on how to control their mental disorder they will probably fall back into their old ways of abusing drugs or alcohol as a means of coping and self-medicating.