Facts
- Because individuals who take hypnotic medication to sleep often experience withdrawal from these drugs when they try and quit, they often become addicted to them and use them long-term for fear of going through withdrawal.
- When an individual stops consuming alcohol, alcohol level in their body can actually continue to increase. No amount of coffee, cold baths, showers, or trying to walk it off will stop this process.
- One person may have a "bad trip" on a low dose of LSD, while someone else who uses the drug often can take a high dose and get through it without distress.
- Research indicates that young adults are more likely to consume alcohol for positive or celebratory reasons than to cope with negative feelings.
Hospital Inpatient - Limestone, MaineA person who is heavily addicted to drugs or alcohol will benefit tremendously by attending a hospital inpatient rehab program. These types of programs are focused 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 drug addict requires this level of care, it is helpful to those who have severe physical addiction problems to drugs or alcohol. Hospital inpatient programs commonly last several days to even up to a month. Once the inpatient portion of their recovery is complete they may choose to participate at a sober living setting or transfer into an outpatient program.