Facts
- Nearly 30 percent of 5,600 elderly patients surveyed who drink heavily were found to have concurrent psychiatric disorders.
- Parental alcoholism may influence adolescent substance use through stress, negative affect and decreased parental involvement.
- Withdrawal is most commonly used to describe the onset of the group of symptoms that occurs upon the abrupt discontinuation/separation or a decrease in dosage of the intake of medications, recreational drugs, and alcohol.
- Xanax and other benzodiazepines have been found to share many of the common undesirable side effects of the highly addictive barbiturates that they were intended to replace.
Halfway House - Spruce, MI.A halfway house is an option for a recovering drug addict that is searching for additional support once they have finished a drug rehab program. It is an atmosphere where they can be surrounded by like-minded persons who are in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. When you choose to stay at a halfway house (also known as sober living or recovery house) you will be required to maintain your sobriety. usually there will be additional rules and guidelines that you will need to adhere to in order to maintain your residence at the halfway house. You may be expected to attend meetings and be subjected to random drug tests to confirm your continued abstinence.