Facts
- Contrary to popular belief that marijuana is not addictive, long-term marijuana users will typically experience withdrawal when they stop using the drug.
- Valium dependent individuals eventually have to take more and more Valium more frequently to achieve the desired effects, and this can happen when someone is legitimately prescribed the drug or abusing the drug illicitly.
- Of the nearly 2 million substance abuse treatment admissions reported to State administrative data systems in 2008, 60 percent of admissions were White, 21 percent were African-American, and 14 percent were Hispanic or Latino.
- Vicodin overdose is an extremely common occurrence, as individuals who abuse the drug can sometimes take more of the drug than their body can sufficiently process.
Littlestown, PA. - Methadone DetoxificationMethadone detoxification can be a very uncomfortable and challenging experience. Withdrawal Symptoms usually begin between twenty-four and forty-eight hours after the user's last dose of the drug. Common symptoms include: stomach cramps, nausea, sweating, tremors, extreme opiate cravings, irritability, sneezing, fever, vomiting, fuzzy-headedness, paranoia, hallucinations and clinical depression. Additionally, methadone withdrawal symptoms will last much longer than heroin withdrawal symptoms. Depending on the dose of methadone you have been taking 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.