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Puerto-rico Treatment Centers

in Puerto-rico

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Drug Facts

  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • 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.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • 45%of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • The same year, an Ohio man broke into a stranger's home to decorate for Christmas.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • After hitting the market, Ativan was used to treat insomnia, vertigo, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Dual Diagnosis treatment is specially designed for those suffering from an addiction as well as an underlying mental health issue.
  • 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.
  • There are confidential rehab facilities which treat celebrities and executives so they you can get clean without the paparazzi or business associates finding out.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • Flashbacks can occur in people who have abused hallucinogens even months after they stop taking them.

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