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Individuals are never “cured” of addictions. Instead, they learn how to manage their disease to lead healthy, balanced lives.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Though methadone is often used to treat dependency on other opioids, the drug itself can be abused. Crushing or snorting methadone can achieve the opiate "rush" desired by addicts. Improper use such as these can lead to a dangerous dependency on methadone. This drug now accounts for nearly one-third of opioid-related deaths.
This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.