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

Louisiana/LA/mamou/puerto-rico/louisiana Treatment Centers

in Louisiana/LA/mamou/puerto-rico/louisiana

There are a total of drug treatment centers listed under the category in louisiana/LA/mamou/puerto-rico/louisiana. 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 Louisiana/LA/mamou/puerto-rico/louisiana is available by phoning our toll free rehab helpline at 866-720-3784.

Rehabilitation Categories

We have carefully sorted the drug rehab centers in louisiana/LA/mamou/puerto-rico/louisiana. 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 louisiana/LA/mamou/puerto-rico/louisiana drug rehab please phone our toll free helpline.

Drug Facts

  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.
  • There is inpatient treatment and outpatient.
  • 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.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 54% of high school seniors do not think regular steroid use is harmful, the lowest number since 1980, when the National Institute on Drug Abuse started asking about perception on steroids.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.

Free non-judgmental advice at

866-720-3784