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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • Rohypnol has no odor or taste so it can be put into someone's drink without being detected, which has lead to it being called the "Date Rape Drug".
  • Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
  • Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine in their lifetime.
  • Children who learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol early have a better chance of not getting hooked.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.

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