Toll Free Assessment
866-720-3784
Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania/category/addiction/pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania/category/addiction/pennsylvania

There are a total of drug treatment centers listed under the category in pennsylvania/category/addiction/pennsylvania. If you have a facility that is part of the category you can contact us to share it on our website. Additional information about these listings in Pennsylvania/category/addiction/pennsylvania is available by phoning our toll free rehab helpline at 866-720-3784.

Rehabilitation Categories

We have carefully sorted the drug rehab centers in pennsylvania/category/addiction/pennsylvania. Filter your search for a treatment program or facility with specific categories. You may also find a resource using our addiction treatment search. For additional information on pennsylvania/category/addiction/pennsylvania drug rehab please phone our toll free helpline.

Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
  • Currently 7.1 million adults, over 2 percent of the population in the U.S. are locked up or on probation; about half of those suffer from some kind of addiction to heroin, alcohol, crack, crystal meth, or some other drug but only 20 percent of those addicts actually get effective treatment as a result of their involvement with the judicial system.
  • Drug abuse and addiction is a chronic, relapsing, compulsive disease that often requires formal treatment, and may call for multiple courses of treatment.
  • 10 million people aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • In Hamilton County, 7,300 people were served by street outreach, emergency shelter and transitional housing programs in 2007, according to the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care for the Homeless.
  • Opiates work well to relieve pain. But you can get addicted to them quickly, if you don't use them correctly.
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.

Free non-judgmental advice at

866-720-3784