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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • 49.8% of those arrested used crack in the past.
  • Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.
  • Prolonged use of cocaine can cause ulcers in the nostrils.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • GHB is usually ingested in liquid form and is most similar to a high dosage of alcohol in its effect.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • 300 tons of barbiturates are produced legally in the U.S. every year.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.

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