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Massachusetts Treatment Centers

in Massachusetts

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Drug Facts

  • Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic known to cause hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and death.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • 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.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Smoking crack cocaine can lead to sudden death by means of a heart attack or stroke right then.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • Today, Alcohol is the NO. 1 most abused drug with psychoactive properties in the U.S.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • Over 13 million Americans have admitted to abusing CNS stimulants.
  • Ecstasy comes in a tablet form and is usually swallowed. The pills come in different colours and sizes and are often imprinted with a picture or symbol1. It can also come as capsules, powder or crystal/rock.
  • 90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking marijuana, drinking or using other drugs before age 18.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.

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