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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Crack comes in solid blocks or crystals varying in color from yellow to pale rose or white.
  • 1 in 10 high school students has reported abusing barbiturates
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • Smoking crack allows it to reach the brain more quickly and thus brings an intense and immediatebut very short-livedhigh that lasts about fifteen minutes.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
  • Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
  • Approximately 35,000,000 Americans a year have been admitted into the hospital due abusing medications like Darvocet.

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