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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • 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
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • Taking Steroids raises the risk of aggression and irritability to over 56 percent.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • 88% of people using anti-psychotics are also abusing other substances.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Alprazolam is held accountable for about 125,000 emergency-room visits each year.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • 2.5 million emergency department visits are attributed to drug misuse or overdose.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.
  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • Painkillers like morphine contributed to over 300,000 emergency room admissions.
  • The most prominent drugs being abused in Alabama and requiring rehabilitation were Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine in 2006 5,927 people were admitted for Marijuana, 3,446 for Alcohol and an additional 2,557 admissions for Cocaine and Crack.
  • 60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.

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