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Puerto-rico Treatment Centers

in Puerto-rico

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Drug Facts

  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Cigarettes can kill you and they are the leading preventable cause of death.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Crack causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
  • Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.
  • Nationally, illicit drug use has more than doubled among 50-59-year-old since 2002
  • Drug addiction treatment programs are available for each specific type of drug from marijuana to heroin to cocaine to prescription medication.
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • Meth can lead to your body overheating, to convulsions and to comas, eventually killing you.
  • Amphetamines + alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines: the body is placed under a high degree of stress as it attempts to deal with the conflicting effects of both types of drugs, which can lead to an overdose.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Cocaine is also the most common drug found in addition to alcohol in alcohol-related emergency room visits.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • Ambien dissolves readily in water, becoming a popular date rape drug.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • There are approximately 5,000 LSD-related emergency room visits per year.

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