Facts
- Most opiate users continue to use opiates despite serious physical or psychological harm because opiate addiction can be so all consuming.
- Typical symptoms of opiate or synthetic opioid withdrawal include restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps ("cold turkey"), and leg movements.
- The 2010 rate of current illicit drug use among individuals in the U.S. aged 12 or older (8.9%) was similar to the rate in 2009 but higher than the previous year's rate of 8.0%.
- Of the over 2 million Americans aged 12 or older in need of treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem in 2010, 2.6 million received this treatment at a specialty facility. However, 20.5 million persons who required treatment did not receive it.
Hospital Inpatient - Bridal Veil, OR.An individual who is severely addicted to drugs or alcohol will benefit tremendously by attending a hospital inpatient program. These types of programs are geared 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 needs this level of care, it is beneficial to those who have serious physical addiction problems to drugs or alcohol. Hospital inpatient programs commonly last several days to even up to a month. Once the hospital inpatient portion of their treatment plan is finished they may choose to enter a sober living facility or transfer into an outpatient program.