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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • 45%of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • 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.
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
  • Alprazolam is held accountable for about 125,000 emergency-room visits each year.
  • Rohypnol (The Date Rape Drug) is more commonly known as "roofies".
  • Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • Use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs can make driving a car unsafejust like driving after drinking alcohol.
  • 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.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that more than 9.5% of youths aged 12 to 17 in the US were current illegal drug users.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.

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