Calls for More Alcoholism Rehab Centres
With only one state-owned rehabilitation centre in the country for those fighting the demons of alcohol and substance abuse there is a need for additional ones as alcohol consumption in Namibia continues on an upward spiral. In its report on alcohol … Read more on AllAfrica.com

Brownsville TX Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches New Drug Detoxification Program
Brownsville TX Alcohol Drug Rehab is launching a new drug detoxification program for people seeking to put their hard life of drug use behind them in Brownsville and other Rio Grande Valley area towns. Drug addiction has become quite common these days … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Rob Kardashian Reuters
The 26-year-old has reportedly checked himself into rehab at The Meadows trauma and addiction treatment center in Arizona. According to reports, Kardashian has gained weight due to smoking marijuana, drinking alcohol and prescription cough syrup. Read more on International Business Times

Lorain Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Updated Intervention Program
Drug Alcohol Rehab Lorain – 440-574-7468. Lorain, OH (PRWEB) April 16, 2014. Lorain Alcohol Drug Rehab is launching an updated intervention program for people suffering from the ravages of drug and alcohol addiction in Lorain. An intervention can play … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Question by cjsu: Driving myself to Chemo treatments?
I will be beginning chemotherapy in a city about 30 miles away next week. I know I need a driver my first time, but will there ever be a time when I can drive myself? (I will be having Herceptin and Navelbine, which are quite mild for side effects like nausea and hair loss.)

I don’t know ANYTHING about the actual immediate effects chemo has on people, other than the nausea but surely that doesn’t begin within the 1st hour?!

Do I have a window of “wellness” where I can drive home safely after treatment or do I ALWAYS have to have a companion? The ride is about an hour – depending on traffic.

And unless you have had or worked with the drugs I mentioned, you may have out-of date info. Thanks anyway.
This is NOT because I don’t have anyone, but sometimes I want to be alone.

(It’s possible that I am like a wolf who needs to go into a cave alone and lick my wounds before coming out and rejoining my pack when I’m feeling better!)

Best answer:

Answer by The Cheminator
This all depends on the individual.
Symtoms can occur very fast.
best to have someone with you and not need them then to not have someone and do!

What do you think? Answer below!

Aid in Recovery Comments on Recent Vote in Maine Aimed at Funding More …
Aid in Recovery, a full service drug and alcohol rehabilitation center servicing South Florida, released a statement today commenting on a recent report detailing the Maine state legislature's recent vote to roll back Gov. Paul LePage's proposal to … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Pataskala Alcoholism Treatment Helpline Aims to Assist Addicts in Recovery
LIGHTNING RELEASES 04/21/14 – The new Pataskala Alcoholism Treatment Helpline offers a dependable resource for anyone who needs help finding a drug and alcohol recovery facility. For those in Pataskala, OH who struggle with a hazardous substance … Read more on Ticker Report

Christie Calls War On Drugs Ineffective, Announces Program To Send Some …
As WCBS 880?s Levon Putney reported, Christie explained why he prefers helping drug offenders through treatment. “First of all … Christie said the state is phasing in a program to send non-violent drug-addicted first-time offenders to rehab instead … Read more on CBS Local

Narconon Arrowhead Launches Wellness Campaign for National Fitness and …
Narconon Arrowhead values the importance of physical fitness, and it integrates exercise into every part of its world-renowned program of drug and alcohol rehabilitation. In honor of National Fitness and Sports Month, Arrowhead will be working to … Read more on Broadway World

Study Says Legal Marijuana Encourages Teens to Smoke—Suncoast Rehab …
Florida drug treatment center Suncoast Rehabilitation Center says that the legalization of recreational marijuana has created a society in which drug use is viewed nonchalantly by young adults—a trend largely to blame for the expected increase in … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Chapters Capistrano Urges Women to Seek Addiction Recovery, Offers Flexible …
While many addiction recovery professionals are encouraged by the diminishing stigma surrounding treatment, Chapters Capistrano—a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Southern California—notes that there is still a lot of work to be done to … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

New Helpline in Webster provides adolescents with accurate substance abuse …
Admitting to a substance abuse problem is the first step on the road to recovery. For many years, people with drug and alcohol addiction issues in Webster had no place to go for help. It's a particularly difficult dilemma for teenager struggling with a … Read more on Your Houston News

Drug and alcohol recovery center won't be allowed near Woodside, supes decide
A drug and alcohol recovery center cannot open in a forested area of unincorporated Woodside, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors unanimously decided Tuesday. The board's decision struck down the planning commission's approval of the project. Read more on San mateo county times

Experts discuss addiction recovery in Naples
About 23 million Americans are in long-term recovery for addictions to drugs and alcohol. Karen Casey, a New York Times best-selling author who's been in long-term recovery since 1976, said she has always been open about her struggles. "I don't ever … Read more on The News-Press

Jesse Jackson Jr. Could Be Out Of Federal Prison Much Sooner Than Expected
But Montgomery has one thing Butner does not: a residential drug and alcohol treatment program. Jackson, CBS 2 has learned, requested the transfer to enroll in the special nine-month program. There was no announcement of the move, only a change to the … Read more on CBS Local

Long-term care options seen as gap in drug treatments
“After the five-day spin dry, we're stuck again,” he said. “That's the missing piece,” said Nick Costello, executive director of John Ashford Link House, which has residential addiction treatment programs in Salisbury, Newburyport, Amesbury and Gloucester. Read more on Gloucester Daily Times

Treatment center proposes expanded facility in Hobe Sound
Unity Recovery Group, the parent company of four drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities on the Treasure Coast, wants to create an addiction recovery compound in Hobe Sound. In a pre-application meeting Thursday, Martin County Growth Management … Read more on TCPalm

Heroin 'filled the hole': For kid from suburbs, pot was first stop on road to …
Though his mother tried different approaches — punishment, lectures, praise when he entered rehab — nothing stuck. About a month after his release from a court-ordered, 8½-month residential treatment program, Lewis, then 17, reverted to his old ways. Read more on Omaha World-Herald

A Look at the Many Ways Bollywood Mishandles Mental Health
This movie's shortcomings lie in its failure to properly portray alcoholism as a disease — a medical condition with both physical and mental components of alcohol dependence that requires proper treatment. Aarohi tries to “love away” Rahul's … Read more on The Aerogram

Families suffer as heroin overdoses rise
His father, in a show of support, accompanied him to Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous meetings. "He was getting back … His parents tried to get him into a local residential treatment program, but the wait was six to 12 months. Nor could they … Read more on Cincinnati.com

Scranton school director charged with DUI; board president calls for resignation
After his crash, Mr. Casey checked himself into Marworth Treatment Center for alcohol rehabilitation. He spent 24 days in rehab, and has since returned to his seat on the board. There was no discussion of the charges during Monday's school board meeting. Read more on Scranton Times-Tribune

AA counsellor warns of Paphos drinking culture
In terms of alcohol abuse, he said that although some UK health authorities had 'drying out units', chronic alcoholics often ended up in psychiatric hospitals as there were no treatment resources as such. Addiction was seen as a psychological flaw and … Read more on Cyprus Mail