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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that more than 9.5% of youths aged 12 to 17 in the US were current illegal drug users.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Prescription medications are legal drugs.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • Contrary to popular belief, Bath Salts do not cause cannibalistic behavior.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Over 26 percent of all Ambien-related ER cases were admitted to a critical care unit or ICU.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive drug and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. Heroin is also known as Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack,Thunder
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Stress is the number one factor in drug and alcohol abuse.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Mixing Adderall with Alcohol increases the risk of cardiovascular problems.
  • Alcoholism has been found to be genetically inherited in some families.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.
  • From 1920- 1933, the illegal trade of Alcohol was a booming industry in the U.S., causing higher rates of crime than before.

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