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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine only has an effect on a person for about an hour, which will lead a person to have to use cocaine many times through out the day.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • Dual Diagnosis treatment is specially designed for those suffering from an addiction as well as an underlying mental health issue.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • 3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
  • Amphetamines have been used to treat fatigue, migraines, depression, alcoholism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • 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.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • Barbiturates Caused the death of many celebrities such as Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe
  • Painkillers like morphine contributed to over 300,000 emergency room admissions.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.

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