Facts
- Research indicates that drug rehab for drug addicted offenders during and after incarceration can have a significant impact on future drug use, criminal behavior, and social functioning.
- Studies indicate that non-injection methamphetamine use among heterosexual men and women is associated with unprotected vaginal sex and a higher amount of sex partners during the past 12 months.
- Individuals who have experienced OxyContin withdrawal compare the process to the intensity of heroin withdrawal.
- Studies indicate that marijuana can produce a range of transient psychotic symptoms and cognitive deficits, such as deficits in learning, short-term memory, working memory, executive function, abstract ability, decision-making and attention.
Colfax, WV. - MenMen only drug rehabilitation programs are similar to standard rehab programs except all the participants are male. These gender specific treatment programs are helpful for men because they are able to participate with recovery in an atmosphere where they can feel free of judgment and having to maintain a tough exterior at all times. The reasons men become addicted to drugs or alcohol is often different than women. The core issues that men struggle with when it comes to achieving and maintaining sobriety are also different than women. While attending a men only drug rehab clients are counseled on these distinct male issues and are given the education they need on how to avoid relapse once they complete the recovery program.