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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • The 2013 World Drug Report reported that Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide, manufacturing 74 percent of illicit opiates. Mexico, however, is the leading supplier to the United States.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.
  • The generic form of Oxycontin poses a bigger threat to those who abuse it, raising the number of poison control center calls remarkably.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • 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.
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • 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.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • Stimulants are prescribed in the treatment of obesity.
  • Invisible drugs include coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco, beer and wine.
  • 86.4 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.

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