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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Alcohol is the most likely substance for someone to become addicted to in America.
  • 45%of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • Ecstasy causes hypothermia, which leads to muscle breakdown and could cause kidney failure.
  • 64% of teens say they have used prescription pain killers that they got from a friend or family member.
  • Meth can lead to your body overheating, to convulsions and to comas, eventually killing you.
  • 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.
  • 1 in 5 adolescents have admitted to using tranquilizers for nonmedical purposes.
  • 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.
  • Prescription medications are legal drugs.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.

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