Facts
- Male drinkers are more likely than females to have problems with both alcohol and drugs.
- Opana overdose will often result in the following symptoms: pinpoint pupils, stupor, difficult or slow breathing, slowed pulse, nausea, vomiting, constipation, flaccid muscles, low blood pressure, extreme fatigue, blue fingernails and lips, spasms of the stomach or intestinal tract, palpitations, coma, apnea, circulatory collapse, bradycardia, hypotension, cardiac arrest or death.
- Most past year illicit drug initiates in 2010 stated that their first drug was marijuana (61.8 percent).
- Individuals who abuse inhalants and experience withdrawal symptoms as a result report that almost half of the withdrawal symptoms were as common as the corresponding withdrawal symptoms experienced by persons with cocaine dependence.
Mc Knightstown, PA. - MenMen only drug treatment facilities are similar to standard rehab facilities except all the clients are male. These gender specific recovery programs are beneficial for men because they are able to participate with recovery in an environment where they can feel free of judgment and having to maintain a tough exterior at all times. The reasons men become addicted to drugs or alcohol is typically different than women. The underlying issues that men struggle with when it comes to achieving and maintaining sobriety are also different than women. While attending a men only drug treatment program participants are counseled on these distinct male issues and are given the education they need on how to avoid drugs and alcohol once they complete the recovery program.