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Mississippi Treatment Centers

in Mississippi

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Drug Facts

  • Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic. It is sometimes used illegally by people to get 'high'.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • 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.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • There were over 20,000 ecstasy-related emergency room visits in 2011
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • Women are at a higher risk than men for liver damage, brain damage and heart damage due to alcohol intake.
  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.

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