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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • Cocaine can be snorted, injected, sniffed or smoked.
  • Crack cocaine goes directly into the lungs because it is mostly smoked, delivering the high almost immediately.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • Taking Steroids raises the risk of aggression and irritability to over 56 percent.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Opiates work well to relieve pain. But you can get addicted to them quickly, if you don't use them correctly.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Cocaine use is highest among Americans aged 18 to 25.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • Over 13 million Americans have admitted to abusing CNS stimulants.

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