Facts
- The depression so many Ecstasy users complain of after coming down off of the drug is often referred to as the Tuesday Blues or Suicide Tuesday, because of the midweek depression that users often experience after having used the drug on the weekend.
- Of the over 22 million Americans who were classified with substance dependence or abuse in 2010, 2.9 million were dependent to or abused both alcohol and illicit drugs, 4.2 million had dependence or abuse of illicit drugs but not alcohol, and 15.0 million had dependence or abuse of alcohol but not illicit drugs.
- Opiates activate opiate receptors that are widely distributed throughout the brain and body which are part of the body's natural reward system and also relieve pain.
- The path alcohol takes in the body is as follows: mouth, stomach, small intestine, heart, brain and the liver.
Methadone Detoxification - Wittmann, ArizonaMethadone detoxification can be a very uncomfortable and taxing experience. Symptoms usually begin between twenty-four and forty-eight hours after the user's last dose of methadone. Common symptoms include: stomach cramps, sweating, nausea, extreme cravings, tremors, sneezing, irritability, chills, vomiting, anxiety, paranoia, fuzzy-headedness, hallucinations and clinical depression. Additionally, methadone withdrawal symptoms tend to continue much longer than heroin withdrawal symptoms. Depending on the dose of methadone and how long the person has been using methadone, the symptoms can last for several weeks to several months. Professionals in the field of methadone detoxification share that it is important to gradually decrease your dose of the drug over a period of time instead of completely stopping all at once.