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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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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.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Over 60 percent of Americans on Anti-Depressants have been taking them for two or more years.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • 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.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • 45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Used illicitly, stimulants can lead to delirium and paranoia.
  • 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.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Taking Ecstasy can cause liver failure.
  • Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.

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