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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Nearly 23 Million people are in need of treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • Opioid painkillers produce a short-lived euphoria, but they are also addictive.
  • 43% of high school seniors have used marijuana.
  • In the 20th Century Barbiturates were Prescribed as sedatives, anesthetics, anxiolytics, and anti-convulsants
  • An estimated 20 percent of U.S. college students are afflicted with Alcoholism.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.
  • Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • Use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs can make driving a car unsafejust like driving after drinking alcohol.

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