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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • People who abuse anabolic steroids usually take them orally or inject them into the muscles.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • Smoking crack cocaine can lead to sudden death by means of a heart attack or stroke right then.
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
  • Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • The stressful situations that trigger alcohol and drug abuse in women is often more severe than that in men.
  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
  • Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
  • Some common names for anabolic steroids are Gear, Juice, Roids, and Stackers.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Approximately 122,000 people have admitted to using PCP in the past year.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.

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