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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
  • Rohypnol causes a person to black out or forget what happened to them.
  • Rates of valium abuse have tripled within the course of ten years.
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • 3 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamineand 529,000 of those are regular users.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • 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.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Mushrooms (Psilocybin) (AKA: Simple Simon, shrooms, silly putty, sherms, musk, boomers): psilocybin is the hallucinogenic chemical found in approximately 190 species of edible mushrooms.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • Invisible drugs include coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco, beer and wine.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.

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