Why Is Heroin Abuse Rising While Other Drug Abuse Is Falling?
Peter Shumlin, Democratic governor of Vermont, moved heroin addiction to the front burner of national news by devoting his entire State of the State address last week to his state's dramatic increase in heroin abuse. Shumlin described the situation as …
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Mass. Senate to study problem of drug addiction
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate is creating a special committee to study the problem of drug addiction. The committee will look at the state law that allows courts to commit an individual whose alcohol or drug addiction puts themselves or …
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In Annual Speech, Vermont Governor Shifts Focus to Drug Abuse
Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, used his State of the State Message on Wednesday in Montpelier to encourage public debate on the growing problem of drug abuse and addiction in his state. Caleb Kenna for The New York Times. MONTPELIER, Vt. — In a sign …
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Alcoholism is a very powerful illness that can take over your entire body once it is constantly in your bloodstream. The body becomes so adjusted to having alcohol in the system that without it, it cannot function as it normally would. This is what causes withdrawal symptoms as someone attempts to quit drinking “cold turkey” and their body is no longer receiving doses of the drug it relies on so heavily. Withdrawal can be quite dangerous in fact because the body becomes so dependent on having alcohol in its system that it can shut down in ways that are fatal at times. With treatment at detox programs however, withdrawal symptoms can be minimized and in some cases eliminated.

Alcohol withdrawal symptoms can range from mild to very severe depending on how long a person has been drinking and the quantity that they normally drink. Mild symptoms include nervousness, anxiety, depression, difficulty focusing and fatigue. More moderate symptoms include physical problems like vomiting, insomnia, tremor, sweating and loss of appetite. If a person has been drinking heavily for many years symptoms can become very intense with hallucinations, convulsions or black out. The more severe symptoms should be treated professionally but anyone that attempts to quit drinking should consult a doctor even if they have not been an alcoholic for very long.

In order to minimize and avoid withdrawal symptoms as much as possible, detox programs can provide different types of services depending on how intense your withdrawal symptoms will be. Mild symptoms can be monitored with a staff member to ensure that your heart rate, temperature and blood pressure are at a secure level and you have enough fluids in your body to be safe. For more moderate or severe symptoms you can be treated with medication or even be sedated if the symptoms become life-threatening. Detox staff are experienced in dealing with all the various stages of withdrawal and can make sure that your safety and health are intact throughout the entire experience.

Pyramid Healthcare Publishes Video About Alcohol Withdrawal & Detox
For those who seek to break their dependence through alcohol treatment programs, only 10-20% are treated with inpatient detox. This can be dangerous because some people may exhibit severe, life-threatening symptoms, such as delirium tremens, …
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Alcohol & Drug Rehab Saskatoon Announces New Program to Stop Marijuana …
A Saskatoon alcohol and drug rehab center is announcing that it has started a new program to stop marijuana addiction for adults and adolescents at Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. Information from the Government of Canada website indicates that …
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Alcohol & Drug Rehab Winnipeg Launches Program to Support Adolescents in …
Winnipeg, Canada (PRWEB) January 11, 2014. A Winnipeg alcohol and drug rehab center is announcing that it has started a new program aimed at helping adolescents break their abuse of marijuana through new services available at Drug Addiction Treatment …
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Alcohol & Drug Rehab St. Catharines Introduces Program to Help Adults …
A St. Catharines alcohol and drug rehab center is introducing a program geared toward helping adults and adolescents stop their cocaine addiction through services available at Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. Based on facts collected from the National …
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Drug addiction is among the serious plague in the most of the western countries people are struggling with so many years. People who are

addicted to any form of drugs always find themselves in trouble in their professional as well as personal life. On of the lethal fact about the

drug addiction is that it not only affects the addicted individual but also puts bad impact on friends, family members especially on children. In

the recent survey, it has been noticed that the most of the people who get admitted in a reputed center for drug addiction treatment

Minnesota are mainly the teenagers or the young generation people. Thus, it becomes mandatory for the people as well as their family

members to admit in a treatment center before this plague takes your near and dear ones life away from you.

Generally, it has been seen that there are lots of people who hesitate in going for drug rehab in their respective state just because they do

not find an appropriate drug rehab center for the suitable healing program. Therefore, it is always better to find a treatment center according

to the retention factor or success rate which will help you in selecting a best one for your near and dear ones. Retention factor or success

rate can be defined as the number of individuals admits for a particular treatment program to the number of individual completed that

treatment programs. Here are some important and basic information about the treatment program that most of the drug rehab center usually

provide for the addicts in order to get rid of addiction with safe and ease.

Detoxification Treatment: Detoxification treatment is one of the first and foremost treatment that most of the treatment center provides to

patients. In this two to three weeks treatment program, the treatment professional as well as medical staff try to eliminate the toxic materials

with the help of suitable medicines. During this period patients have to stay in the drug rehab center so that they can deal with the withdrawal

symptoms which is usually shown by addicts in this period. In this treatment program the chances of relapses of higher because these

patients are kept away from the daily usage of drugs and they show various withdrawal symptoms like nausea, vomiting and pain in the

body. Once the detoxification program is over, treatment center offers different rehabilitation program such as outpatient and inpatient

treatment facility.

Treatment facility: Inpatient treatment program are also called as residential treatment facility. In this program the patients have to stay in the

drug rehab center where the patient have to stay in residential setting under the close eye of medical professional. And other type of

treatment facility is intensive outpatient treatment program where the patient don’t need to stay in the center for the treatment. However, they

have to frequently visit the treatment center for treatment and medication.

Hence, for the purpose of acquiring best and suitable drug addiction treatment Minnesota residents have to be careful in their selection.

A long wait for help: Addiction counselor shortage lengthens wait for treatment
He said having 11 open positions is not a crisis situation, but in response to the shortage, the department is considering using federal grants to contract with private treatment providers until the state can find more counselors. Schweitzer said his …
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Thomas Koch: Governor's drug addiction initiative deserves wide support
It is a crisis bubbling just beneath the surface that may be invisible to many, but is already highly visible to law enforcement, medical personnel, social service and addiction treatment providers, and too many Vermont families. … the prescription …
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Painkiller abuse on the rise in the Chattahoochee Valley
Due to the rise in prescription drug abuse in the Chattahoochee Valley, a new outpatient treatment program opened last week to treat individuals battling prescription pain pill addiction as well as opiate addiction. Jonathan Connell is the …
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