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Puerto-rico Treatment Centers

in Puerto-rico

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Drug Facts

  • Smoking crack allows it to reach the brain more quickly and thus brings an intense and immediatebut very short-livedhigh that lasts about fifteen minutes.
  • Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • 80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • More than9 in 10people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • Over 1 million people have tried hallucinogens for the fist time this year.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.

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