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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • 86.4 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime.
  • Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Coke Bugs or Snow Bugs are an illusion of bugs crawling underneath one's skin and often experienced by Crack Cocaine users.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
  • Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop. Relapse indicates the need for more or different treatment.

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