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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • Over 600,000 people has been reported to have used ecstasy within the last month.
  • Over 20 million Americans over the age of 12 have an addiction (excluding tobacco).
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • The same year, an Ohio man broke into a stranger's home to decorate for Christmas.
  • 92% of those who begin using Ecstasy later turn to other drugs including marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine and heroin.
  • 193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
  • Ecstasy can stay in one's system for 1-5 days.

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