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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • Abuse of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs can make driving a car unsafejust like driving after drinking alcohol.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Women suffer more memory loss and brain damage than men do who drink the same amount of alcohol for the same period of time.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.

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