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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • Teens who start with alcohol are more likely to try cocaine than teens who do not drink.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • 7 million Americans abused prescription drugs, including Ritalinmore than the number who abused cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy and inhalants combined.
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • In 2013, that number increased to 3.5 million children on stimulants.
  • Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent.

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