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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Prolonged use of cocaine can cause ulcers in the nostrils.
  • 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.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.
  • 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.
  • Oxycontin is a prescription pain reliever that can often be used unnecessarily or abused.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • 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
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Cocaine is the second most trafficked illegal drug in the world.
  • Invisible drugs include coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco, beer and wine.
  • Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.

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