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Puerto-rico Treatment Centers

in Puerto-rico

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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Stimulant drugs, such as Adderall, are the second most abused drug on college campuses, next to Marijuana.
  • Methamphetamine can be swallowed, snorted, smoked and injected by users.
  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • Cocaine only has an effect on a person for about an hour, which will lead a person to have to use cocaine many times through out the day.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • In 2014, over 913,000 people were reported to be addicted to cocaine.
  • Inhalants are sniffed or breathed in where they are absorbed quickly by the lungs, this is commonly referred to as "huffing" or "bagging".
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • More than 1,600 teens begin abusing prescription drugs each day.1
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • 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.
  • Sniffing gasoline is a common form of abusing inhalants and can be lethal.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.

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