Facts
- Over 30 percent (658,263) of all drug abuse emergency room visits in 2009 involved the use of alcohol, either alone or in combination with another drug.
- Marijuana users entering substance abuse treatment in the U.S. are most likely to not be in the workforce, that is, unemployed or students.
- 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.
- When an individual completes a drug rehab program, follow-up treatment can be crucial to a person's success in achieving and maintaining a drug-free lifestyle.
Other Languages - Canistota, South DakotaWhile searching for a drug rehab facility can seem like a difficult task, discovering one that offers services for other languages is an added challenge. However, these days many programs employ staff members who are bilingual. When you have identified a rehab program that meets your needs, speak to their staff about the possibility of providing their services other languages during you or your loved one's time in treatment. Even though they may not initially have the capability to offer their services in other languages they might be able to find a way to accommodate your needs. Often the facility will do its best to to provide special services in order to help everybody they can.