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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
  • 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • After marijuana and alcohol, the most common drugs teens are misuing or abusing are prescription medications.3
  • Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • 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.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • After hitting the market, Ativan was used to treat insomnia, vertigo, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.

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