Facts
- The consequences and risks associated with marijuana use may seem to be lower than for heroin or cocaine, but due to the high rates of use of the drug worldwide the health impacts are still substantial.
- School kids in the UK as young as eight years old drink alcohol, causing difficulties in maintaining the concentration levels in the classrooms due to hangovers.
- Studies of gay male methamphetamine users who are also HIV-positive indicate that 90% reported that their motivation for use was to enhance sexual pleasure.
- Salvia divorum is a plant from the mint family which contains a substance called salvinorin-A, a substance which known is known to be the most potent naturally occurring hallucinogen.
Hospital Inpatient - Rocky RidgeAny person who is heavily addicted to drugs or alcohol will benefit tremendously by attending a hospital inpatient program. These types of programs are geared 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 person attempting recovery requires this level of care, it is helpful to those who have serious physical addiction problems to drugs or alcohol. Hospital inpatient programs often last several days to several weeks. Once the inpatient part of their recovery is finished they may choose to participate at a sober living facility or transfer into an outpatient program.