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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Alprazolam is a generic form of the Benzodiazepine, Xanax.
  • In 2013, over 50 million prescriptions were written for Alprazolam.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for sedatives.
  • In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • After time, a heroin user's sense of smell and taste become numb and may disappear.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • 75% of most designer drugs are consumed by adolescents and younger adults.
  • Over 20 million individuals were abusing Darvocet before any limitations were put on the drug.

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