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Puerto-rico Treatment Centers

in Puerto-rico

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Drug Facts

  • Dilaudid is 8 times more potent than morphine.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Between 2000 and 2006 the average number of alcohol related motor vehicle crashes in Utah resulting in death was approximately 59, resulting in an average of nearly 67 fatalities per year.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • The Canadian government reports that 90% of their mescaline is a combination of PCP and LSD
  • 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.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • Over 60 percent of Americans on Anti-Depressants have been taking them for two or more years.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Substance Use Treatment at a Specialty Facility: Treatment received at a hospital (inpatient only), rehabilitation facility (inpatient or outpatient), or mental health center to reduce alcohol use, or to address medical problems associated with alcohol use.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • LSD (AKA: Acid, blotter, cubes, microdot, yellow sunshine, blue heaven, Cid): an odorless, colorless chemical that comes from ergot, a fungus that grows on grains.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • Over 20 million Americans over the age of 12 have an addiction (excluding tobacco).
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • According to the latest drug information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug abuse costs the United States over $600 billion annually in health care treatments, lost productivity, and crime.

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