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Massachusetts Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • 9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • 5,477 individuals were found guilty of crack cocaine-related crimes. More than 95% of these offenders had been involved in crack cocaine trafficking.
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • In 2011, non-medical use of Alprazolam resulted in 123,744 emergency room visits.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • 45% of those who use prior to the age of 15 will later develop an addiction.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • Rohypnol (The Date Rape Drug) is more commonly known as "roofies".
  • When taken, meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy, and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go.
  • According to the latest drug information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug abuse costs the United States over $600 billion annually in health care treatments, lost productivity, and crime.

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