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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Gang affiliation and drugs go hand in hand.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • 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.
  • 1.1 million people each year use hallucinogens for the first time.
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • Abused by an estimated one in five teens, prescription drugs are second only to alcohol and marijuana as the substances they use to get high.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • Two thirds of the people who abuse drugs or alcohol admit to being sexually molested when they were children.
  • Cigarettes can kill you and they are the leading preventable cause of death.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • Drug addiction and abuse can be linked to at least of all major crimes committed in the United States.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Nitrates are also inhalants that come in the form of leather cleaners and room deodorizers.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • 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.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S

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