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Interesting Facts and Statistics:
As is the case with opiates, methadone tolerance and methadone dependence usually will develop with repeated doses.
Serious mental illness (SMI) among adults is defined in Public Law 102-321 as persons aged 18 or older who currently or at any time in the past year have had a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder (excluding developmental and substance use disorders) of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within DSM-IV that has resulted in functional impairment, which substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities. In 2008, there were an estimated 9.8 million adults with SMI, representing 4.4 percent of adults.
Men were less likely than women to receive outpatient treatment (4.6 vs. 8.9 percent) and prescription medication (7.0 vs. 14.1 percent) for mental health problems in the past year. There was no gender difference in the rates of inpatient treatment (0.9 vs. 1.1 percent) in 2005.
In 2008, 13.7 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 indicated that they had been approached by someone selling drugs in the past month, which was down from the 16.7 percent reported in 2002. The rate remained stable between 2007 (14.5 percent) and 2008.
There are many prescription drug rehab programs across the country. Many programs offer detoxification as part of their plan. Detox safely manages the acute physical symptoms of withdrawal which are associated with stopping prescription drug use. This is only the initial step on the road to recovery. Alone, detox does little to change long-term prescription drug addiction.
Many of the individuals that have used Xanax for medicinal purposes or as an illegal drug, have described experiencing confusion and memory loss, and a "floating" or disconnected sensation many times after taking the drug.
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