Facts
- Older adults reach higher blood levels of alcohol even when drinking commensurate amounts as younger people.
- OxyContin is an opiate agonist, meaning it provides pain relief by acting on opioid receptors in the spinal cord, brain, and possibly in the tissues directly.
- THC in hashish is a highly lipid soluble which can be stored in fat cells for weeks and even months. It is released very slowly, and unevenly, back into the bloodstream.
- The depression so many Ecstasy users complain of after coming down off of the drug is often referred to as the Tuesday Blues or Suicide Tuesday, because of the midweek depression that users often experience after having used the drug on the weekend.
Residential Long-Term Rehab (More Than 30 Days) - RacineGoing to and finishing a residential long-term rehabilitation (more than 30 days) program in Racine is frequently the cornerstone in an addict's successful recovery from their individual struggles with drug or alcohol addiction. This type of drug rehabilitation is more intensive than others because the person lives at the facility full-time during the treatment process. While many addicts are initially hesitant about going to a long-term program lasting longer than 30 days they soon understand the good benefit. A residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days) program offers the recovering person the time to completely withdrawal from drugs and focus on themselves. Shorter programs are not capable of this due to their quick duration.