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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • 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.
  • 7.6% of teens use the prescription drug Aderall.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Oxycontin is know on the street as the hillbilly heroin.
  • Rock, Kryptonite, Base, Sugar Block, Hard Rock, Apple Jacks, and Topo (Spanish) are popular terms used for Crack Cocaine.
  • New scientific research has taught us that the brain doesn't finish developing until the mid-20s, especially the region that controls impulse and judgment.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • In 1981, Alprazolam released to the United States drug market.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • Texas is one of the hardest states on drug offenses.

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