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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • Narcotics is the legal term for mood altering drugs.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • 8.6% of 12th graders have used hallucinogens 4% report on using LSD specifically.
  • Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • Local pharmacies often bought - throat lozenges containing Cocaine in bulk and packaged them for sale under their own labels.
  • Over 60 percent of Americans on Anti-Depressants have been taking them for two or more years.
  • About 696,000 cases of student assault, are committed by student's who have been drinking.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • In Connecticut overdoses have claimed at least eight lives of high school and college-age students in communities large and small in 2008.

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