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Puerto-rico Treatment Centers

in Puerto-rico

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Drug Facts

  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • 10 to 22% of automobile accidents involve drivers who are using drugs.
  • 18 percent of drivers killed in a crash tested positive for at least one drug.
  • Despite 20 years of scientific evidence showing that drug treatment programs do work, the feds fail to offer enough of them to prisoners.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Alcoholism has been found to be genetically inherited in some families.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • There are approximately 5,000 LSD-related emergency room visits per year.
  • Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for sedatives.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • 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)
  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • Local pharmacies often bought - throat lozenges containing Cocaine in bulk and packaged them for sale under their own labels.

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