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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • The younger you are, the more likely you are to become addicted to nicotine. If you're a teenager, your risk is especially high.
  • Many smokers say they have trouble cutting down on the amount of cigarettes they smoke. This is a sign of addiction.
  • Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
  • Drug addiction is a serious problem that can be treated and managed throughout its course.
  • Amphetamines have been used to treat fatigue, migraines, depression, alcoholism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Opiates work well to relieve pain. But you can get addicted to them quickly, if you don't use them correctly.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • Ketamine is actually a tranquilizer most commonly used in veterinary practice on animals.
  • In Russia, Krokodil is estimated to kill 30,000 people each year.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • 1 in 10 high school students has reported abusing barbiturates
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP.

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