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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • 'Crack' is Cocaine cooked into rock form by processing it with ammonia or baking soda.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • Nearly one third of mushroom users reported heightened levels of anxiety.
  • Women born after World War 2 were more inclined to become alcoholics than those born before 1943.
  • In the year 2006 a total of 13,693 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs in Arkansas.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • American dies from a prescription drug overdose every 19 minutes.
  • Women suffer more memory loss and brain damage than men do who drink the same amount of alcohol for the same period of time.
  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.

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