Facts
- Many workplaces offer and support Employee Assistance Programs that offer short-term counseling and/or assistance for individuals with drug or alcohol problems, which gets drug addicted employees connected to local drug rehab resources, including peer support/recovery groups.
- The original intention for methadone maintenance treatment was to reduce illegal heroin use and the criminal acts that are associated with heroin addiction.
- The largest increases in prescription drug related emergency room visits between 2004 and 2009 were for oxycodone products (242.2 percent increase), alprazolam (148.3 percent increase), and hydrocodone products (124.5 percent).
- Major opiate or synthetic opioid withdrawal symptoms peak between 24 and 48 hours after the last dose and subside after about a week.
Locust, NC. - Other LanguagesAlthough finding a drug rehab program can seem to be an overwhelming task, discovering one that provides services for other languages is an added challenge. However, today many treatment centers employ staff members who are bilingual. When you have found a rehab program that meets your needs, speak to their staff about the possibility of providing their services other languages during you or your loved one's time in treatment. Even though they may not initially have the capability to offer their services in other languages they might be able to find a way to accommodate your needs. Frequently the facility will do its best to rise to the occasion and see what is available to help their clients.