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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • During 2009, 122,000 Americans age 12 and older had used PCP at least once in the year prior to being surveyed.
  • In April 2006, there was one domestic fentanyl lab discovered by authorities in a small town in California which was producing counterfeit 80-mg Fentanyl tablets as well as bulk fentanyl and other drugs.
  • Researchers have reported that in order for a person to consume enough marijuana to experience a fatal overdose, they would have to consume almost 40,000 times the amount of THC (the active ingredient in marijuana) required to intoxicate them. For example, if it took an individual 10 hits to become intoxicated, it would take 400,000 hits of marijuana to produce a fatal overdose.
  • Heroin was responsible for over 28 percent of the emergency room visits in 2009 for patients who were seeking detox or substance abuse treatment as the reason for their visit.
  • Drug rehab counselors and criminal justice personnel work in tandem on treatment planning for criminals who take part in drug rehabs as ordered by the courts which includes implementation of screening, placement, testing, monitoring, and supervision, as well as implementing a system of sanctions and rewards.
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Detoxification

Detoxification is commonly the 1st step in getting off drugs. It permits a particular person to be in a supervised environment while they go through withdrawal symptoms for drugs and/or alcohol. There are different types of detoxification. Theyrange from drug-free to medically supervised. A prevalent mistake that quite a few addicts make is to think that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is seldom the case. All detox does is get a person through the withdrawal when they stop using. It is always recommended that detox be followed up with some type of treatment plan to find out the root of why a person was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania:

  • Choices Program of Wyoming Valley
    Choices Program of Wyoming Valley is an Addiction Recovery Program that is located at:

    Hospital Company LLC
    Kingston, PA. 18704
    570-552-3700

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Outpatient Treatment, Residential Short-Term Treatment that is 30 days or less
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicaid Coverage, Private or Personal Health Insurance