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

New-york/NY/amsterdam/new-york Treatment Centers

in New-york/NY/amsterdam/new-york

There are a total of drug treatment centers listed under the category in new-york/NY/amsterdam/new-york. 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 New-york/NY/amsterdam/new-york is available by phoning our toll free rehab helpline at 866-720-3784.

Rehabilitation Categories

We have carefully sorted the drug rehab centers in new-york/NY/amsterdam/new-york. 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 new-york/NY/amsterdam/new-york drug rehab please phone our toll free helpline.

Drug Facts

  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • More than 1,600 teens begin abusing prescription drugs each day.1
  • 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.
  • Inhalants are a form of drug use that is entirely too easy to get and more lethal than kids comprehend.
  • Cocaine causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • Ecstasy is emotionally damaging and users often suffer depression, confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic behavior and other psychological problems.
  • 60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
  • Prolonged use of cocaine can cause ulcers in the nostrils.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • Adderall is a Schedule II controlled substance, meaning that it has a high potential for addiction.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.

Free non-judgmental advice at

866-720-3784