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Puerto-rico Treatment Centers

in Puerto-rico

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Drug Facts

  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs known to man.
  • Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.
  • One of the strongest forms of Amphetamines is Meth, which can come in powder, tablet or crystal form.
  • Crack Cocaine is the riskiest form of a Cocaine substance.
  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • Predatory drugs are drugs used to gain sexual advantage over the victim they include: Rohypnol (date rape drug), GHB and Ketamine.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • From 1920- 1933, the illegal trade of Alcohol was a booming industry in the U.S., causing higher rates of crime than before.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • Soon following its introduction, Cocaine became a common household drug.
  • Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.
  • Individuals with severe drug problems and or underlying mental health issues typically need longer in-patient drug treatment often times a minimum of 3 months is recommended.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • 1.1 million people each year use hallucinogens for the first time.
  • Fewer than one out of ten North Carolinian's who use illegal drugs, and only one of 20 with alcohol problems, get state funded help, and the treatment they do receive is out of date and inadequate.

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