Toll Free Assessment
866-720-3784
Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Illinois/IL/vernon-hills/illinois Treatment Centers

in Illinois/IL/vernon-hills/illinois

There are a total of drug treatment centers listed under the category in illinois/IL/vernon-hills/illinois. If you have a facility that is part of the category you can contact us to share it on our website. Additional information about these listings in Illinois/IL/vernon-hills/illinois is available by phoning our toll free rehab helpline at 866-720-3784.

Rehabilitation Categories

We have carefully sorted the drug rehab centers in illinois/IL/vernon-hills/illinois. Filter your search for a treatment program or facility with specific categories. You may also find a resource using our addiction treatment search. For additional information on illinois/IL/vernon-hills/illinois drug rehab please phone our toll free helpline.

Drug Facts

  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • 80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.
  • From 1920- 1933, the illegal trade of Alcohol was a booming industry in the U.S., causing higher rates of crime than before.
  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • The stressful situations that trigger alcohol and drug abuse in women is often more severe than that in men.
  • Marijuana is actually dangerous, impacting the mind by causing memory loss and reducing ability.
  • According to the latest drug information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug abuse costs the United States over $600 billion annually in health care treatments, lost productivity, and crime.
  • Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • According to some studies done by two Harvard psychiatrists, Dr. Harrison Pope and Kurt Brower, long term Steroid abuse can mimic symptoms of Bipolar Disorder.
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • Unintentional deaths by poison were related to prescription drug overdoses in 84% of the poison cases.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • In 2010, U.S. Poison Control Centers received 304 calls regarding Bath Salts.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.

Free non-judgmental advice at

866-720-3784