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Alcohol & Drug Detoxification in West virginia

There are a total of 38 drug treatment centers listed under the category Alcohol & Drug Detoxification in west virginia. If you have a facility that is part of the Alcohol & Drug Detoxification category you can contact us to share it on our website. Additional information about these listings in West virginia is available by phoning our toll free rehab helpline at 866-720-3784.

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Drug Facts

  • Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • 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.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • Over 30 Million people have admitted to abusing a cannabis-based product within the last year.
  • Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Mescaline is 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • 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.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.

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