Toll Free Assessment
866-720-3784
Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

There are a total of drug treatment centers listed under the category in pennsylvania. If you have a facility that is part of the category you can contact us to share it on our website. Additional information about these listings in Pennsylvania is available by phoning our toll free rehab helpline at 866-720-3784.

Rehabilitation Categories

We have carefully sorted the drug rehab centers in pennsylvania. Filter your search for a treatment program or facility with specific categories. You may also find a resource using our addiction treatment search. For additional information on pennsylvania drug rehab please phone our toll free helpline.

Drug Facts

  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • 1.3% of high school seniors have tired bath salts.
  • Marijuana can stay in a person's system for 3-5 days, however, if you are a heavy user, it can be detected up to 30 days.
  • 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.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • 90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking marijuana, drinking or using other drugs before age 18.
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • 10 million people aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • In addition, users may have cracked teeth due to extreme jaw-clenching during a Crystral Meth high.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.

Free non-judgmental advice at

866-720-3784