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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • 3 Million individuals in the U.S. have been prescribed medications like buprenorphine to treat addiction to opiates.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
  • Abuse of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people.
  • Rohypnol causes a person to black out or forget what happened to them.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Ativan is one of the strongest Benzodiazepines on the market.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • One in five adolescents have admitted to abusing inhalants.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1

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