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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • Over 10 million people have used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime.
  • Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • 2.5 million emergency department visits are attributed to drug misuse or overdose.
  • Those who abuse barbiturates are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia or bronchitis.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
  • 11.6% of those arrested used crack in the previous week.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • The younger you are, the more likely you are to become addicted to nicotine. If you're a teenager, your risk is especially high.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
  • US National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.

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