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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.
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • 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.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • Oxycontin is know on the street as the hillbilly heroin.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal street drugs60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • 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.
  • Steroids are often abused by those who want to build muscle mass.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • 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.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Inhalants are sniffed or breathed in where they are absorbed quickly by the lungs, this is commonly referred to as "huffing" or "bagging".

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