Facts
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse and Drug Enforcement Administration reports that about 1 in 20 high school seniors admit to having taken OxyContin without a prescription.
- Out of all Ecstasy related emergency department visits in 2008, involving Ecstasy in combination with alcohol or other drugs, over 30% involved Ecstasy with one other drug, 15.0 percent involved two other drugs, 14.0 percent involved three other drugs, and 17.5 percent involved four or more other drugs.
- The risk of seizures and death due to withdrawal is probably more severe with barbiturates than with benzodiazepines.
- While abuse of OxyContin was once seen as a "white-collar" addiction, this problem has been on the rise among all ethnic and economic groups.
Cummington - Partial Hospitalization-Day TreatmentFor those not needing the intensive care that inpatient drug rehabilitation in Cummington, MA. supplies but still in need of a lot more attention than an outpatient program, partial hospitalization / day treatment is a great option. Clients are often enrolled into this kind of treatment as an avoidance measure when it comes to their substance abuse troubles or as a transition back into their life in the community. Partial hospitalization / day treatment ordinarily lasts for a number of hours a day (if not the entire day itself) and for several days through the week (if not the entire week). Through their time in treatment individuals will most likely participate in personal counseling and group therapy in addition to other social activities to build their life skills.