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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Alaska Treatment Centers

in Alaska

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Drug Facts

  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • 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.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
  • Children who learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol early have a better chance of not getting hooked.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 26.9 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Colombia's drug trade is worth US$10 billion. That's one-quarter as much as the country's legal exports.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • 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.

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