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  • Many addicted individuals misuse their outpatient methadone maintenance program, and take less than a blocking dose of 80 mg. so that they will be able to "feel it" if they combine their methadone dose with other drugs such as heroin.
  • When crack pipes are shared, any bacteria or viruses from the previous user's mouth can be spread such as tuberculosis which can be spread by saliva.
  • The largest concentration of crack users in the U.S. are African-American males between the ages of 18 and 30 who come from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
  • Opiate addicted individuals commonly experience an increase in body temperature, a rush of euphoria, a heavy feeling in the limbs and dry mouth.

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Other Languages - Whitehall, Pennsylvania

Although trying to find a drug rehab program can seem like a difficult task, finding one that provides services for other languages is an added challenge. However, today many rehab facilities employ staff members who are bilingual. When you have located a rehab 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 offer their services in other languages they may perhaps be able to find a way to accommodate your needs. Often the facility will do its best to to provide special services in order to help everybody they can.