Subject: {FIRSTNAME}, Safe Detoxing Hello {FIRSTNAME}, I hope you enjoyed the third course on how addiction, next we are going to look at safe detoxing. Here is a recap of the e-course schedule: Part 1: Why People Use Drugs Part 2: Identifying Your Drug Problem Part 3: How Addiction Works Part 4: Safe Detoxing Part 5: Building Your Self-Esteem With that being said... Lets get rolling shall we :) ================================================== Part 4: Safe Detoxing -------------------------------------------------- Drug detox is the most important part of becoming free from addiction, and because of this drug detox should be handled with great care. Drug detox is a medical procedure. Drug detox should be handled in a medical facility under great supervision. The reason for this is because drug detox can be fatal. What happens to the body when one becomes addicted is a chemical change, and to take this chemical away from the body all at once without proper care from the drug detox can turn from a positive process to a fatal one. If you elect to enter a rehab facility, you will have the guidance and help you need to get through the detox procedure. However, if you decide outpatient rehab is more your speed, you must contact a doctor and be under his or her supervision while you are ridding your body of drugs. The physical symptoms of detoxification vary according to what type of drugs you are coming off of. Because there are thousands of chemical reactions that occur in our body as a result of the drugs, taking the drug away will affect those chemical reactions. Symptoms range from cold sweats to shaking to things as serious as convulsions and heart palpitations. For more information about drug addiction, please refer to my website Take Care,