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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • Individuals with severe drug problems and or underlying mental health issues typically need longer in-patient drug treatment often times a minimum of 3 months is recommended.
  • Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • 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.
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.
  • Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Company were marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • Drug use can interfere with the fetus' organ formation, which takes place during the first ten weeks of conception.
  • There are programs for alcohol addiction.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • Street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced heroin include Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, and Tango and Cash.
  • 45% of those who use prior to the age of 15 will later develop an addiction.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.

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