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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • New scientific research has taught us that the brain doesn't finish developing until the mid-20s, especially the region that controls impulse and judgment.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Women who abuse drugs are more prone to sexually transmitted diseases and mental health problems such as depression.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced heroin include Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, and Tango and Cash.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • 93% of the world's opium supply came from Afghanistan.
  • An estimated 88,0009 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women9) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
  • Half of all Ambien related ER visits involved other drug interaction.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.
  • Excessive use of alcohol can lead to sexual impotence.
  • Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • Invisible drugs include coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco, beer and wine.

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