Toll Free Assessment
866-720-3784
Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

There are a total of drug treatment centers listed under the category in pennsylvania. If you have a facility that is part of the category you can contact us to share it on our website. Additional information about these listings in Pennsylvania is available by phoning our toll free rehab helpline at 866-720-3784.

Rehabilitation Categories

We have carefully sorted the drug rehab centers in pennsylvania. Filter your search for a treatment program or facility with specific categories. You may also find a resource using our addiction treatment search. For additional information on pennsylvania drug rehab please phone our toll free helpline.

Drug Facts

  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Valium is a drug that is used to manage anxiety disorders.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • 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.
  • Ecstasy can stay in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Over 4 million people have used oxycontin for nonmedical purposes.
  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • Smoking crack allows it to reach the brain more quickly and thus brings an intense and immediatebut very short-livedhigh that lasts about fifteen minutes.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • 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.
  • The Canadian government reports that 90% of their mescaline is a combination of PCP and LSD

Free non-judgmental advice at

866-720-3784