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Puerto-rico Treatment Centers

in Puerto-rico

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Drug Facts

  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.
  • There are more than 200 identified synthetic drug compounds and more than 90 different synthetic drug marijuana compounds.
  • Women in college who drank experienced higher levels of sexual aggression acts from men.
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • Ketamine has risen by over 300% in the last ten years.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Babies can be born addicted to drugs.
  • Colombia's drug trade is worth US$10 billion. That's one-quarter as much as the country's legal exports.
  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.

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