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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Tennessee Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Over 13 million Americans have admitted to abusing CNS stimulants.
  • Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • Never, absolutely NEVER, buy drugs over the internet. It is not as safe as walking into a pharmacy. You honestly do not know what you are going to get or who is going to intervene in the online message.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • 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.

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