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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
  • Cocaine use is highest among Americans aged 18 to 25.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • LSD can stay in one's system from a few hours to five days.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • 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.
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • By 8th grade 15% of kids have used marijuana.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • There is inpatient treatment and outpatient.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • Over 210,000,000 opioids are prescribed by pharmaceutical companies a year.
  • Some effects from of long-acting barbiturates can last up to two days.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Mixing sedatives such as Ambien with alcohol can be harmful, even leading to death
  • In 1860, the United States was home to 1,138 Alcohol distilleries that produced over 88 million gallons each year.

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