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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
  • Crystal meth is short for crystal methamphetamine.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • Colombia's drug trade is worth US$10 billion. That's one-quarter as much as the country's legal exports.
  • Over 30 Million people have admitted to abusing a cannabis-based product within the last year.
  • Substance abuse and addiction also affects other areas, such as broken families, destroyed careers, death due to negligence or accident, domestic violence, physical abuse, and child abuse.
  • The United States produces on average 300 tons of barbiturates per year.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
  • Illicit drug use in the United States has been increasing.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • GHB is a popular drug at teen parties and "raves".

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