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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Company were marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • Crystal Meth use can cause insomnia, anxiety, and violent or psychotic behavior.
  • In 2005, 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. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop. Relapse indicates the need for more or different treatment.
  • 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • Oxycodone stays in the system 1-10 days.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Over 500,000 individuals have abused Ambien.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • There are programs for alcohol addiction.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.

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