Facts
- The connection between drug addiction and crime can be seen in the following criminal offenses; drug possession or sales, offenses directly related to drug abuse such as stealing to get money for drugs, etc., and crime which is related to a lifestyle that predisposes the drug abuser to engage in illegal activity such as association with other offenders or with illicit markets.
- The use of amphetamines is currently one of the biggest drug threats in the nation, especially the supercharged version called crystal meth.
- Use of alcohol among high school seniors declined slightly between 2009 and 2010, but still remains cause for concern with past-month alcohol use reported at 41.2%.
- Inhalants known to cause severe cause limb spasms and peripheral neuropathies are hexane, which is used in glues and gasoline and nitrous oxide, which is used in whipped cream dispensers and gas cylinders.
Lake Waccamaw - Methadone DetoxificationMethadone detoxification can be a very uncomfortable and difficult experience. Withdrawal Symptoms usually begin between twenty-four and forty-eight hours after the user's last dose of the drug. Typical withdrawal symptoms include: stomach cramps, nausea, sweating, tremors, extreme opiate cravings, irritability, sneezing, fever, chills, vomiting, fuzzy-headedness, paranoia, clinical depression and hallucinations. Additionally, these unpleasant methadone withdrawal symptoms will last much longer than heroin withdrawal symptoms. Depending on the dose of methadone and how long the person has been using methadone, the symptoms can last for several weeks to several months. Professionals in the field of methadone detoxification typically advise the gradual decrease of the drug over a period of time instead of stopping all at once.