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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • Even a small amount of Ecstasy can be toxic enough to poison the nervous system and cause irreparable damage.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Two-thirds of the ER visits related to Ambien were by females.
  • A biochemical abnormality in the liver forms in 80 percent of Steroid users.
  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.

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