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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Amphetamines have been used to treat fatigue, migraines, depression, alcoholism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Crystal Meth use can cause insomnia, anxiety, and violent or psychotic behavior.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Sniffing paint is a common form of inhalant abuse.
  • Alprazolam is a generic form of the Benzodiazepine, Xanax.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • There are programs for alcohol addiction.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Over 60% of deaths from drug overdoses are accredited to prescription drugs.
  • Contrary to popular belief, Bath Salts do not cause cannibalistic behavior.
  • Out of all the benzodiazepine emergency room visits 78% of individuals are using other substances.
  • Crack cocaine is derived from powdered cocaine offering a euphoric high that is even more stimulating than powdered cocaine.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Over 13 million Americans have admitted to abusing CNS stimulants.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.

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