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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.
  • MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.

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