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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • Interventions can facilitate the development of healthy interpersonal relationships and improve the participant's ability to interact with family, peers, and others in the community.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Women in college who drank experienced higher levels of sexual aggression acts from men.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop. Relapse indicates the need for more or different treatment.

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