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Health & substance abuse services mix in Louisiana

There are a total of 41 drug treatment centers listed under the category Health & substance abuse services mix in louisiana. If you have a facility that is part of the Health & substance abuse services mix category you can contact us to share it on our website. Additional information about these listings in Louisiana is available by phoning our toll free rehab helpline at 866-720-3784.

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Drug Facts

  • The National Institutes of Health suggests, the vast majority of people who commit crimes have problems with drugs or alcohol, and locking them up without trying to address those problems would be a waste of money.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
  • 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.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • Valium is a drug that is used to manage anxiety disorders.
  • The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
  • Alprazolam contains powerful addictive properties.
  • Heroin use more than doubled among young adults ages 1825 in the past decade
  • 1.3% of high school seniors have tired bath salts.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • 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.
  • Women abuse alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • Depressants, opioids and antidepressants are responsible for more overdose deaths (45%) than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and amphetamines (39%) combined
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.

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