Menu
  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • A drug overdose can occur when a person accidentally or intentionally consumes more of a drug than their body can sufficiently tolerate.
  • Current research has indicated that charcoal administration that has been used to help patients that are experiencing a potentially fatal drug overdose.
  • Individuals in alcohol treatment programs are less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior or to inject drugs or share needles, behaviors which increase the spread of the infection HIV and other diseases.
  • Elderly drivers who drink heavily are at greater risk of a crash than elderly drivers without alcoholism after consuming an equivalent dose of alcohol.
  • Inhalants abused in high concentrations can cause death due to suffocation by displacing oxygen into the lungs and then in the central nervous system.
1-866-847-9981
Name: Type of Treatment:
Email: Drug Abused
Phone: Describe the Situation:
City:
Detoxification

Detoxification is normally the first step in getting off drugs. It enables a particular person to be in a supervised environment while they go through withdrawal symptoms for drugs and/or alcohol. There are diverse types of detoxification. Theyrange from drug-free to medically supervised. A frequent mistake that a lot of addicts make is to assume that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is rarely the case. All detox does is get someone through the withdrawal when they stop using. It is usually recommended that detox be followed up with some type of treatment plan to learn the root of why somebody was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Kure Beach, North Carolina:

  • Wilmington Treatment Center
    14.7 miles from Kure Beach, North Carolina
    Wilmington Treatment Center is a Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center that is located at:

    2520 Troy Drive
    Wilmington, NC. 28401
    855-661-4407

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Detox for Methadone, Hospital Inpatient Programs, Outpatient Treatment
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicare Coverage, State Financed Insurance besides Medicaid, Private or Personal Health Insurance, Accepts Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)
  • George J Scontsas MD
    15.3 miles from Kure Beach, North Carolina
    George J Scontsas MD is a Substance Abuse Treatment Center that is located at:

    1201 Medical Center Drive
    Wilmington, NC. 28401
    910-254-1414

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Outpatient Treatment
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicare Coverage
  • New Hanover Metro Treatment Center
    19.7 miles from Kure Beach, North Carolina
    New Hanover Metro Treatment Center is a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center that is located at:

    1611 Castle Hayne Road
    Wilmington, NC. 28401
    910-251-6644

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Outpatient Treatment, Caters to Pregnant/Postpartum Women
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket)