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Massachusetts Treatment Centers

in Massachusetts

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Drug Facts

  • 88% of people using anti-psychotics are also abusing other substances.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • 3.3 million deaths, or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4.0 percent for women), were attributable to alcohol consumption.
  • Never, absolutely NEVER, buy drugs over the internet. It is not as safe as walking into a pharmacy. You honestly do not know what you are going to get or who is going to intervene in the online message.
  • In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
  • Bath Salt use has been linked to violent behavior, however not all stories are violent.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Drinking behavior in women differentiates according to their age; many resemble the pattern of their husbands, single friends or married friends, whichever is closest to their own lifestyle and age.
  • Nitrates are also inhalants that come in the form of leather cleaners and room deodorizers.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • Interventions can facilitate the development of healthy interpersonal relationships and improve the participant's ability to interact with family, peers, and others in the community.

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