Facts
- The rate of past month illicit drug use among older Americans aged 50 to 59 rose from 2.7 percent in 2002 to 5.8 percent in 2010.
- LSD is the most potent drug in the family of psychedelics, and has been the most widely used substance in this class of drugs for many years.
- Inhalants are rapidly absorbed through the lung tissue and go into the bloodstream where they are rapidly distributed to the brain and other major organs throughout the body.
- Over 500,000 emergency room visits related to the use of alcohol in combination with other drugs in 2009 included the following drugs: central nervous system agents (e.g., analgesics, stimulants, sedatives) (229,230 visits), cocaine (152,631 visits), marijuana (125,438 visits), psychotherapeutic agents (e.g., antidepressants and antipsychotics) (44,217 visits), heroin (43,110 visits)
Dogue, VA. - Native American Or Alaska Native LanguagesThere are specialized drug rehabilitation facilities that provide their services in Native American or Alaska native languages. These treatment centers supply the same quality treatment to all their clients while also providing all counseling/therapy, enrollment documents, questionnaires and educational materials in the client's native language. The staff at the drug rehabilitation center will 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 challenging process, but one that will change the addicts life in ways they cannot imagine until they experience lasting sobriety.