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Massachusetts Treatment Centers

in Massachusetts

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Drug Facts

  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • 77% of college students who abuse steroids also abuse at least one other substance.
  • Almost 38 million people have admitted to have used cocaine in their lifetime.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • Hallucinogens do not always produce hallucinations.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs known to man.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Over 10 million people have used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • Illicit drug use in the United States has been increasing.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.

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