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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • 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.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • 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.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • Alprazolam is a generic form of the Benzodiazepine, Xanax.
  • Rates of valium abuse have tripled within the course of ten years.
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'.
  • Teens who start with alcohol are more likely to try cocaine than teens who do not drink.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.

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