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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Depressants, opioids and antidepressants are responsible for more overdose deaths (45%) than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and amphetamines (39%) combined
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • Heroin use more than doubled among young adults ages 1825 in the past decade
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • Contrary to popular belief, Bath Salts do not cause cannibalistic behavior.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Its rock form is far more addictive and potent than its powder form.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Nicotine is so addictive that many smokers who want to stop just can't give up cigarettes.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • Smoking crack allows it to reach the brain more quickly and thus brings an intense and immediatebut very short-livedhigh that lasts about fifteen minutes.
  • Two-thirds of the ER visits related to Ambien were by females.

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