Facts
- Women who drink heavily are at an increased risk for damage to the heart muscle than men, even for women drinking at lower levels.
- After being in a state of euphoria from drug use, individuals going through withdrawal after cessation of use of the drug may crash and become depressed.
- 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.
- Opiates such as heroin convert to morphine in the body which then activates opiate receptors located throughout the brain and central nervous system, including within the reward system.
Hospital Inpatient - San Rafael, NM.An individual who is severely addicted to drugs or alcohol will benefit tremendously by receiving treatment from a hospital inpatient rehab 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 drug addict needs this level of care, it is helpful to those who have severe physical addiction problems to drugs or alcohol. Hospital inpatient programs commonly last several days to even up to a month. Once the inpatient portion of their treatment plan is complete they may choose to participate at a sober living program or transfer into an outpatient program.