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Puerto-rico Treatment Centers

in Puerto-rico

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Drug Facts

  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.
  • 1.1 million people each year use hallucinogens for the first time.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Sniffing gasoline is a common form of abusing inhalants and can be lethal.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • Selling and sharing prescription drugs is not legal.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • Barbiturates have been use in the past to treat a variety of symptoms from insomnia and dementia to neonatal jaundice
  • Smokers who continuously smoke will always have nicotine in their system.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • 45%of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.

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