Facts
- Valium is in a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines, and is used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and symptoms of acute alcohol withdrawal.
- The number of lifetime non-medical users of the prescription pain reliever OxyContin increased significantly from an estimated 1.9 million in 2002 to 3.1 million in 2004.
- Of the nearly 2 million substance abuse treatment admissions reported to State administrative data systems in 2008, 60 percent of admissions were White, 21 percent were African-American, and 14 percent were Hispanic or Latino.
- Research among college youth indicates that hashish use lowers academic achievement.
Ripplemead - Other LanguagesAlthough trying to find a drug rehab to attend can seem like a difficult task, discovering one that offers services for other languages is an added challenge. However, these days a lot of programs employ staff members who are bilingual. When you have found a program that meets your needs, speak to their staff about the likelihood of providing their services other languages during treatment. While 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. Often the rehab program will do its best to to provide special services in order to help everybody they can.