(Health-NewsWire.Net, April 08, 2015 ) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- "For the first time, the Pennsylvania state police will carry life-saving naloxone nasal spray kits in their patrol cars." Stated Gov. Tom Wolf, according to Penn Live on April 6th. Pennsylvania is one of the most notorious states in the US to have an influx of untreated opiate addicts suffering fatal overdoses, in direct response to their untreated addictions, and unavailability of overdose reversing medications, like naloxone- until now. Once victims of addiction overdose their central nervous system's are depressed, stopping their breathing as a result of their opiate receptors becoming clogged by an influx of an opiate based (or mixed) substance. Naloxone reverses this effect, and allows victims of overdoses to breathe again. When victims of overdose are not hastily treated, overdoses often ends in death, or severe brain damage.
Drug Rehab Pittsburgh is a drug and alcohol rehab addiction treatment facility, specializing in providing victims of untreated drug and alcohol addiction with life saving medical and psychiatric care necessary to break the chains of addiction physically and mentally. Drug Rehab Pittsburgh applauds Gov, Tom Wolf's efforts to not only arm first responders and police officers with the necessary medications to revive victims of untreated substance use disorder, but also his initiative to arm the public with naloxone.
As an addiction treatment center based in Pittsburgh, Drug Rehab Pittsburgh is dedicated to providing the best drug and alcohol inpatient medical detox and inpatient rehabilitation services to victims struggling with addiction, but also extends counseling services to grieving family members being affected by the addiction of their loved ones. A medical associate comments, "Most people don't understand the necessity of overdose prevention medications for those with loved ones battling addiction. It grows into a gruesome disease, both physically and mentally. Gov. Wolf is really charging forward when it comes to actively preventing avoidable deaths from overdoses, and empowering the loved ones of addiction victims to act, rather than looking on helplessly."
Drug Rehab Pittsburgh is a drug and alcohol rehab treatment center located in Pittsburgh. The treatment center attests every victim of drug and alcohol addiction deserves the best quality of addiction treatment, despite their financial stability. Drug Rehab Pittsburgh accepts most major insurances, and provides some patients with financial assistance in extraordinary cases. Their drug and alcohol rehab facility provides patients with 24 hour medical and psychiatric monitoring, gourmet meals, pharmacological therapy, and access to instrumental life coaches and support groups.
For more information on the addiction treatment center for drug and alcohol addiction, visit http://drugrehabpittsburgh.net/ or call (412) 444-7232 directly.
About Drug Rehab Pittsburgh:
Drug Rehab Pittsburgh is a drug and alcohol rehab center dedicated to helping victims with untreated substance use disorders recover from the physical and mental disease of addiction. Drug Rehab Pittsburgh is located in Pittsburgh, but serves the entire state of Pennsylvania. Patients are provided with 24 hour medical and psychiatric monitoring.
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