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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.
  • Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • Women in college who drank experienced higher levels of sexual aggression acts from men.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
  • 49.8% of those arrested used crack in the past.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • 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.
  • Men and women who suddenly stop drinking can have severe withdrawal symptoms.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • Hallucinogens do not always produce hallucinations.

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