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Mississippi Treatment Centers

in Mississippi

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Drug Facts

  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • By 8th grade 15% of kids have used marijuana.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • Methamphetamine can be swallowed, snorted, smoked and injected by users.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • Unintentional deaths by poison were related to prescription drug overdoses in 84% of the poison cases.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.
  • Nicknames for Alprazolam include Alprax, Kalma, Nu-Alpraz, and Tranax.

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