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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Maine Treatment Centers

in Maine

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Drug Facts

  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Barbiturates have been use in the past to treat a variety of symptoms from insomnia and dementia to neonatal jaundice
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • Drug conspiracy laws were set up to win the war on drugs.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • There are many types of drug and alcohol rehab available throughout the world.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • Coke Bugs or Snow Bugs are an illusion of bugs crawling underneath one's skin and often experienced by Crack Cocaine users.
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.

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