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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Alaska Treatment Centers

in Alaska

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Drug Facts

  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • An estimated 20 percent of U.S. college students are afflicted with Alcoholism.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • Over 10 million people have used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime.
  • Adverse effects from Ambien rose nearly 220 percent from 2005 to 2010.
  • Over 30 million people abuse Crystal Meth worldwide.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Prescription drug spending increased 9.0% to $324.6 billion in 2015, slower than the 12.4% growth in 2014.
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for sedatives.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.

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