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Puerto-rico Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • 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.
  • People who abuse anabolic steroids usually take them orally or inject them into the muscles.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • American dies from a prescription drug overdose every 19 minutes.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.

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