Facts
- There is no physical withdrawal from Crack or Cocaine as there is with other drugs such as heroin. The withdrawal symptoms are more of a psychological nature rather than physical including an intense hunger, irritability, fatigue, long but disturbed sleep
- There are different stages and severity of drug and alcohol withdrawal, although Individuals will typically start to feel worse and worse, hit a plateau, and then symptoms begin to dissipate.
- Opium gum production, used to create heroin, in Columbia and Mexico makes up less than 4% of the world's total production and Colombian production has been cut by 60% since 2001.
- Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal may include extreme anxiety, disorientation, hallucinations, sleep disorders, hand tremors, nausea, sweating, seizures, and racing pulse.
Dunn Center - Hospital InpatientA person who is heavily addicted to drugs or alcohol will benefit tremendously by attending a hospital inpatient rehab program. These types of programs are geared towards making the individual�''s withdrawal and detox as smooth as possible. Recovering persons will have access to medication as well as medical staff around the clock. While not every person attempting recovery requires this level of care, it is useful to those who have serious physical addiction problems to drugs or alcohol. Hospital inpatient programs commonly last several days to even up to a month. Once the hospital inpatient part of their treatment plan is complete they may choose to participate at a sober living facility or transfer into an outpatient program.