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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • The U.S. poisoned industrial Alcohols made in the country, killing a whopping 10,000 people in the process.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • 10 million people aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
  • In 2011, non-medical use of Alprazolam resulted in 123,744 emergency room visits.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • The Canadian government reports that 90% of their mescaline is a combination of PCP and LSD
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.

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