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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.
  • Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.
  • 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.
  • 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Rates of anti-depressant use have risen by over 400% within just three years.
  • Drug use can interfere with the fetus' organ formation, which takes place during the first ten weeks of conception.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • About 696,000 cases of student assault, are committed by student's who have been drinking.
  • 60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
  • Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.
  • Predatory drugs are drugs used to gain sexual advantage over the victim they include: Rohypnol (date rape drug), GHB and Ketamine.
  • Smoking crack cocaine can lead to sudden death by means of a heart attack or stroke right then.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
  • Paint thinner and glue can cause birth defects similar to that of alcohol.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • Women born after World War 2 were more inclined to become alcoholics than those born before 1943.
  • There are programs for alcohol addiction.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.

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