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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • Women who drink have more health and social problems than men who drink
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • Today, Alcohol is the NO. 1 most abused drug with psychoactive properties in the U.S.
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • 55% of all inhalant-related deaths are nearly instantaneous, known as 'Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome.'
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • Drug addiction is a serious problem that can be treated and managed throughout its course.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.

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