Facts
- The criminal justice system refers drug offenders into drug treatment in a variety of ways, including diverting nonviolent offenders to treatment; stipulating treatment as a condition of incarceration, probation, or pretrial release; and holding specialized courts, or drug courts that handle drug offenders.
- In the most severe cases, untreated alcohol withdrawal syndrome can result in death.
- Withdrawal symptoms associated with Xanax are somewhat similar to those that are related to alcohol withdrawal, such as shaky hands, rapid heartbeat, insomnia, sweating and anxiety and agitation.
- Out of the over 2 million drug related emergency room visits in 2009, over 27 percent were for nonmedical use of pharmaceuticals.
Other Languages - Warwick, GeorgiaWhile searching for a drug rehab to attend can seem like a difficult task, locating one that offers services for other languages is an added challenge. However, today many treatment centers employ staff members who are bilingual. When you have located a program that meets your needs, speak to their staff about the possibility of providing their services other languages during you or your loved one's time in treatment. Although they may not initially have the capability to provide their services in other languages they may 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.