Various Real Life Facts about Methamphetamine Addiction Ada OK

Immediately after smoking the drug or injecting it intravenously, the user experiences an intense rush or “flash” that lasts only a few minutes and is described as extremely pleasurable. Snorting or oral ingestion produces euphoria — a high but not an intense rush. Snorting produces effects within 3 to 5 minutes, and oral ingestion produces effects within 15 to 20 minutes.As with similar stimulants, methamphetamine most often is used in a “binge and crash” pattern.

Rolling Hills Hospital
(580) 436-3600
1000 Rolling Hills Lane
Ada, OK
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(580) 436-3600
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
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Hospital inpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Seniors/older adults
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Ada Area Chemical Dependency Ctr Inc
(580) 332-3001
704 North Oak Avenue
Ada, OK
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Women, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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NAIC/Center for Oklahoma
(405) 321-0022
215 West Linn Street
Norman, OK
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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Dayspring Community Services
(580) 255-4323
1105 West Main
Duncan, OK
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(918) 693-1927
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Criminal justice clients
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Edmond Family Counseling Inc
(405) 341-3554
1251 North Broadway
Edmond, OK
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient

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Mental Health and Substance Abuse
(580) 436-2690
111 East 12th Street
Ada, OK
Hotline
(800) 522-1090
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders

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Chickasaw Nation Alcohol/Drug Program
(580) 332-6345
3115 East Arlington Street
Ada, OK
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)
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KI BOIS Community Action Foundation
(918) 647-3546
108 South Witte
Poteau, OK
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men
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House of Hope Inc
(918) 786-2930
442606 East 250 Road
Vinita, OK
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient

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New Hope of Mangum
(580) 782-3337
710 East Sutherland Street
Mangum, OK
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Substance abuse
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Various Real Life Facts about Methamphetamine Addiction

Methamphetamine is available in a variety of forms and it can be snorted, orally ingested, smoked or injected to alter moods in different ways and it depends on how it is taken. Immediately after smoking the drug or injecting it intravenously, the user experiences an intense rush or “flash” that lasts only a few minutes and is described as extremely pleasurable. Snorting or oral ingestion produces euphoria — a high but not an intense rush. Snorting produces effects within 3 to 5 minutes, and oral ingestion produces effects within 15 to 20 minutes.As with similar stimulants, methamphetamine most often is used in a “binge and crash” pattern. Because tolerance for methamphetamine occurs within minutes — meaning that the pleasurable effects disappear even before the drug concentration in the blood falls significantly users try to maintain the high by binging on the drug. In the 1980’s, “ice,” a smokable form of methamphetamine, came into use. Ice is a large, usually clear crystal of high purity that is smoked in a glass pipe like crack cocaine. The smoke is odorless, leaves a residue that can be resmoked, and produces effects that may continue for 12 hours or more.

The Medical Complications Related to Methamphetamine Use:

Methamphetamine can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems. These include rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, increased blood pressure, and irreversible, stroke-producing damage to small blood vess...

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