Facts
- The ritual for snorting cocaine is to place a line of the drug about 0.3 cm wide by 2.5 cm long on a smooth surface. The powder is then inhaled quickly into a nostril through a plastic or glass straw or a rolled currency bill; a ritual which usually repeated within a few minutes using the other nostril.
- Vicodin withdrawal symptoms typically begin within 6 to 12 hours of cessation of use. These symptoms may grow stronger and then gradually subside over the next several weeks.
- There have been several deaths caused by PMA, a potent and highly neurotoxic hallucinogenic amphetamine, which is solicited and sold as Ecstasy.
- Women who drink heavily are more inclined to have unprotected sex and multiple sex partners, increasing the risks of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
Men - MedinaMen only drug rehab programs are similar to standard treatment centers except all the participants are male. These gender specific treatment programs are helpful for men because they are able to participate with recovery in a setting where they can feel free of judgment and having to maintain a tough exterior at all times. What drives men to experiment and become addicted to drugs or alcohol is often different than women. The underlying issues that men struggle with when it comes to recovering from drug addiction are also different than women. While attending a men only drug rehab participants are counseled on these distinct male issues and are given the education they need on how to avoid relapse once they leave treatment.