Facts
- White is the typical racial profile for a methamphetamine addict; however rates of use of methamphetamine are also extremely high among Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives.
- Ketamine is abused recreationally massive numbers of young people as a "club drug," and is often distributed at "raves", which are popular all night dance parties.
- Methamphetamine use can cause impotence while also increasing sexual drive, and some methamphetamine users may use erectile dysfunction medications in an attempt to remedy this.
- Research indicates that past year LSD use rate among young adults was over 3% for males and slightly over 1% for females;
Hospital Inpatient - Pomeroy, WashingtonA person who is heavily addicted to drugs or alcohol will benefit greatly by attending a hospital inpatient rehab program. These types of programs are focused towards physical health, mental health and medical stabilization. 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 beneficial to those who have serious physical addiction problems to drugs or alcohol. Hospital inpatient programs often last several days to several weeks. Once the hospital inpatient portion of their treatment plan is complete they may choose to enter a sober living program or transfer into an outpatient program.