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Drug rehab for persons with HIV or AIDS in Puerto rico

There are a total of 69 drug treatment centers listed under the category Drug rehab for persons with HIV or AIDS in puerto rico. If you have a facility that is part of the Drug rehab for persons with HIV or AIDS category you can contact us to share it on our website. Additional information about these listings in Puerto rico is available by phoning our toll free rehab helpline at 866-720-3784.

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Drug Facts

  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • 12.4 million Americans aged 12 or older tried Ecstasy at least once in their lives, representing 5% of the US population in that age group.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • 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.
  • The generic form of Oxycontin poses a bigger threat to those who abuse it, raising the number of poison control center calls remarkably.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for sedatives.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs known to man.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs can make driving a car unsafejust like driving after drinking alcohol.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • Stimulants have both medical and non medical recreational uses and long term use can be hazardous to your health.

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