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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Alaska Treatment Centers

in Alaska

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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Children who learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol early have a better chance of not getting hooked.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • The most prominent drugs being abused in Alabama and requiring rehabilitation were Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine in 2006 5,927 people were admitted for Marijuana, 3,446 for Alcohol and an additional 2,557 admissions for Cocaine and Crack.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Taking Ecstasy can cause liver failure.
  • Alprazolam is held accountable for about 125,000 emergency-room visits each year.
  • Amphetamines + alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines: the body is placed under a high degree of stress as it attempts to deal with the conflicting effects of both types of drugs, which can lead to an overdose.
  • Out of every 100 people who try, only between 5 and 10 will actually be able to stop smoking on their own.
  • Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.
  • Crack causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • When injected, it can cause decay of muscle tissues and closure of blood vessels.
  • Drug conspiracy laws were set up to win the war on drugs.
  • Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl is sold in the following forms: as a powder; spiked on blotter paper; mixed with or substituted for heroin; or as tablets that mimic other, less potent opioids.

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