Facts
- Of the over 20 million Americans in 2010 who required drug rehab treatment but did not receive it, 1 million felt they did in fact require treatment. Of those who did, 341,000 reported that they made an effort to get treatment, and 683,000 reported making no effort to get treatment.
- Individuals who take beta blockers to manage cardiac arrhythmias can develop dependence to these drugs and may experience withdrawal syndrome if they suddenly stop taking them.
- Therapeutic Communities are drug rehabs where patients remain at a residence for 6 to 12 months.
- Opana withdrawal is extremely similar to heroin withdrawal with individuals experiencing the common chills, kicking movements of the legs and excessive sweating normally experienced with heroin and other opiate withdrawal.
Native American Or Alaska Native Languages - Central, AlaskaThere are specialized drug rehab centers that offer their services in Native American or Alaska native languages. These rehabilitation programs offer the same quality care to all their clients while also supplying all counseling/therapy, enrollment documents, questionnaires and educational materials in the client's native language. The staff at the drug treatment facility will most likely be bilingual and able to communicate with the clients in English or their Native American or Alaska native languages. The overall goal of all rehab facilities is to return the client to their family, friends and community drug-free and able to stand on their own two feet. Recovery from drug or alcohol addiction is a difficult journey, but one that will change the addicts life in ways they cannot imagine until they experience lasting sobriety.