Toll Free Assessment
866-720-3784
Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

New-york/drug-facts/alaska/new-york Treatment Centers

in New-york/drug-facts/alaska/new-york

There are a total of drug treatment centers listed under the category in new-york/drug-facts/alaska/new-york. If you have a facility that is part of the category you can contact us to share it on our website. Additional information about these listings in New-york/drug-facts/alaska/new-york is available by phoning our toll free rehab helpline at 866-720-3784.

Rehabilitation Categories

We have carefully sorted the drug rehab centers in new-york/drug-facts/alaska/new-york. Filter your search for a treatment program or facility with specific categories. You may also find a resource using our addiction treatment search. For additional information on new-york/drug-facts/alaska/new-york drug rehab please phone our toll free helpline.

Drug Facts

  • Barbiturates Caused the death of many celebrities such as Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe
  • Over 1 million people have tried hallucinogens for the fist time this year.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • Oxycontin is know on the street as the hillbilly heroin.
  • There were over 1.8 million Americans 12 or older who used a hallucinogen or inhalant for the first time. (1.1 million among hallucinogens)
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
  • Opioid painkillers produce a short-lived euphoria, but they are also addictive.
  • Ecstasy is emotionally damaging and users often suffer depression, confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic behavior and other psychological problems.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • After time, a heroin user's sense of smell and taste become numb and may disappear.
  • Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop. Relapse indicates the need for more or different treatment.
  • Over 60% of deaths from drug overdoses are accredited to prescription drugs.
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.

Free non-judgmental advice at

866-720-3784