Facts
- The national percentage of individuals aged 12 or older who perceived a great risk associated with monthly use of marijuana significantly increased between 2002 and 2003, from 38.3 to 39.6 percent.
- Rare Ativan side effects can include abnormal thinking, including disorientation, delusions or loss of sense of reality, agitation; behavior changes, including aggressive behavior, bizarre behavior, decreased inhibition, or outbursts of anger, seizures, hallucinations, muscle weakness, skin rash or itching, sore throat, fever, and chills, trouble in sleeping, uncontrolled movements of body, including the eyes, unusual bleeding or bruising; unusual excitement, nervousness, or irritability, unusual tiredness or weakness, and yellow eyes or skin.
- Pharmacy diversion of OxyContin occurs when pharmacy employees steal the drug directly from the shelves, or when people make fraudulent prescriptions.
- Death is a possible consequence of barbiturate withdrawal if the condition is left untreated.
Hospital Inpatient - LibertyvilleA person who is severely addicted to drugs or alcohol will benefit tremendously by attending a hospital inpatient rehab program. These types of programs are focused towards physical health, mental health and medical stabilization. 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 often last several days to several weeks. Once the inpatient part of their recovery is finished they may choose to participate at a sober living program or transfer into an outpatient program.