Facts
- Pill mills is the term used to describe the prescription drug dispensaries which are popping up around the country, which provide prescriptions drugs to individuals for profit who do not have an actual legitimate medical need for these drugs.
- National surveys indicate that 70% of alcohol binge drinking episodes involve Americans ages 26 years and older.
- The practice of concealing cocaine or other drugs inside one's body (either by swallowing or inserting the drug) to avoid police or border authority detection is a smuggling attempt known as body packing.
- One of the reasons it is so hard to stop taking Vicodin is because of the intense withdrawal symptoms that occur as a result of abrupt cessation of use.
Hospital Inpatient - WrightwoodAny person who is seriously addicted to drugs or alcohol will benefit tremendously by attending a hospital inpatient program. These types of programs are focused towards making the individual�''s withdrawal and detox as smooth as possible. Recovering persons will have access to medication as well as medical staff around the clock. While not every person attempting recovery needs this level of care, it is helpful to those who have serious physical addiction problems to drugs or alcohol. Hospital inpatient programs commonly last several days to even up to a month. Once the hospital inpatient part of their recovery is finished they may choose to participate at a sober living setting or transfer into an outpatient program.