Facts
- Severe depression can result from stopping use of anabolic steroids; this condition can be life-threatening if the individual is depressed enough to commit suicide or harm themselves.
- The elderly are admitted to emergency departments and hospitals about as often for alcohol-related causes as for heart attacks.
- Withdrawal symptoms can start within 6 to 12 hours of stopping Vicodin. These symptoms may grow stronger and then gradually subside over a period of several weeks.
- Use of amphetamines can cause an individual to become psychologically dependent on to them so that they are so central to a person's thoughts, emotions, and activities that the need to continue their use becomes a craving or compulsion.
GET HELP LOCATING A DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM
Men and women who are physically dependent to drugs or alcohol and want help will initially go through detoxification before receiving other treatment services in drug rehab. Detox is basically the procedure of the drug being eliminated from one's system, which is usually uncomfortable and may hold risks if not executed in a setting which can supply appropriate support and medical intervention as needed. Detox services are offered at either a professional drug or alcohol detox facility or a drug rehab facility which can adequately oversee and provide medical supervision for people who are just coming off of drugs. Detox services often include insuring the person is as relaxed as possible while detoxing and going through drug or alcohol withdrawal, supplying proper nutrition and making certain the person is getting proper rest, and providing supplements and medicine as required to make the detoxification process as easy and safe as possible. The particular person in detox will sometimes be encouraged to take part in some kind of physical activity such as walking, yoga, etc. At a drug detox facility or drug treatment facility which can provide detoxification services, the client will have detox staff at their disposal around the clock to ensure that any issues are resolved as swiftly and safely as possible.
- Central Peninsula General Hospital
11 miles from Soldotna, Alaska
Central Peninsula General Hospital is located at:
47480 Kristina Way
Kenai, AK. 99611
If you would like to contact Central Peninsula General Hospital, you can reach them at 907-714-4521.
Central Peninsula General Hospital offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Detoxification, Outpatient, Residential Short-Term Treatment (30 Days Or Less), Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, Seniors/Older Adults, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Women, Men, Criminal Justice Clients
Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)