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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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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
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Hallucinogens do not always produce hallucinations.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Hallucinogens (also known as 'psychedelics') can make a person see, hear, smell, feel or taste things that aren't really there or are different from how they are in reality.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • Interventions can facilitate the development of healthy interpersonal relationships and improve the participant's ability to interact with family, peers, and others in the community.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • Women abuse alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.

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