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Puerto-rico Treatment Centers

in Puerto-rico

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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • 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.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • Some effects from of long-acting barbiturates can last up to two days.
  • Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.
  • Ketamine can be swallowed, snorted or injected.
  • Other names of ecstasy include Eckies, E, XTC, pills, pingers, bikkies, flippers, and molly.
  • In treatment, the drug abuser is taught to break old patterns of behavior, action and thinking. All While learning new skills for avoiding drug use and criminal behavior.
  • Women who abuse drugs are more prone to sexually transmitted diseases and mental health problems such as depression.
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • 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.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • People who use marijuana believe it to be harmless and want it legalized.
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • Amphetamines + alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines: the body is placed under a high degree of stress as it attempts to deal with the conflicting effects of both types of drugs, which can lead to an overdose.

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