Facts
- Marijuana was a factor in 376,467 emergency room visits in 2009.
- Once an Ecstasy user takes the drug, it takes only about 15 minutes for the drug to enter the bloodstream and reach the brain.
- Valium can cause anterograde amnesia (an inability to recall the recent past), which may persist as long as 6 months and may not ever fully return to normal after an individual stops taking the drug.
- When Coca was first introduced the alkaloid cocaine was isolated, and it was used in medicine for its medicinal effects on depression, alcohol and morphine addiction, fatigue, and as a local anesthetic. The result was addiction and dependency to cocaine and its use in medicine was discontinued.
St. Peters - Other LanguagesWhile finding a drug rehab program can seem like a difficult task, locating one that provides services for other languages is an added challenge. However, these days a lot of treatment centers employ staff members who are bilingual. When you have located a rehab program that meets your needs, speak to their staff about the likelihood of delivering their services other languages during you or your loved one's time in treatment. Even though they may not initially have the capability to offer their services in other languages they may perhaps 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.