Facts
- Recent research indicates that if a group of men were given a meal and allowed to eat as much as they wanted, alcohol, rather than a non-alcoholic beverage, would increase the amount of food consumed.
- Injecting methamphetamine creates an intense and rapid which users often seek to recapture as soon as it begins to fade, which can result in binging on the drug for days.
- Morphine is a drug which is cultivated from the opium poppy, and is actually the principal constituent of opium and is used to produce other opiate drugs as well.
- When drug addicted individuals take part in drug rehab, they and society at large benefit from fewer interpersonal conflicts, greater workplace productivity, and fewer drug-related accidents, including overdoses and deaths.
Men - Harriet, AR.Men only drug rehabilitation programs are similar to standard, co-ed treatment programs except all the participants are male. These gender specific recovery facilities are beneficial for men because they are able to participate with recovery in a setting where they can feel free of judgment and having to maintain a tough exterior at all times. What drives men to experiment and become addicted to drugs or alcohol is often different than women. The underlying issues that men struggle with when it comes to recovering from drug addiction are also different than women. While attending a men only drug treatment program participants are counseled on these distinct male issues and are given the education they need on how to avoid relapse once they leave treatment.