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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • 80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • Amphetamines are the fourth most popular street drug in England and Wales, and second most popular worldwide.
  • In the United States, deaths from pain medication abuse are outnumbering deaths from traffic accidents in young adults.
  • One in five adolescents have admitted to abusing inhalants.
  • 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.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • Adderall is a Schedule II controlled substance, meaning that it has a high potential for addiction.
  • Each year, over 5,000 people under the age of 21 die from Alcohol-related incidents in the U.S alone.
  • Its rock form is far more addictive and potent than its powder form.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Bath Salts cause brain swelling, delirium, seizures, liver failure and heart attacks.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.

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