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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Approximately 122,000 people have admitted to using PCP in the past year.
  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • Barbiturate Overdose is known to result in Pneumonia, severe muscle damage, coma and death.
  • One in ten high school seniors in the US admits to abusing prescription painkillers.
  • Only 9% of people actually get help for substance use and addiction.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • 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.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • Individuals with severe drug problems and or underlying mental health issues typically need longer in-patient drug treatment often times a minimum of 3 months is recommended.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • More than 100,000 babies are born addicted to cocaine each year in the U.S., due to their mothers' use of the drug during pregnancy.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 75% of most designer drugs are consumed by adolescents and younger adults.

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