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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • The effects of synthetic drug use can include: anxiety, aggressive behavior, paranoia, seizures, loss of consciousness, nausea, vomiting and even coma or death.
  • Women in bars can suffer from sexually aggressive acts if they are drinking heavily.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • Alcohol is the most likely substance for someone to become addicted to in America.
  • 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.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • Oxycontin is know on the street as the hillbilly heroin.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • 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.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.
  • Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.

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