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Alaska Treatment Centers

in Alaska

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Drug Facts

  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • Methamphetamine can be swallowed, snorted, smoked and injected by users.
  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • 28% of teens know at least 1 person who has tried ecstasy.
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • According to the latest drug information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug abuse costs the United States over $600 billion annually in health care treatments, lost productivity, and crime.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.

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