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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic. It is sometimes used illegally by people to get 'high'.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • 77% of college students who abuse steroids also abuse at least one other substance.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Over 10 million people have used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime.
  • 60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
  • Mescaline is 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Company were marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • Oxycodone stays in the system 1-10 days.
  • In 2007 The California Department of Toxic Substance Control was responsible for clandestine meth lab cleanup costs in Butte County totaling $26,876.00.

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