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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • 28% of teens know at least 1 person who has tried ecstasy.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Rohypnol (The Date Rape Drug) is more commonly known as "roofies".
  • 45% of those who use prior to the age of 15 will later develop an addiction.
  • Meth can lead to your body overheating, to convulsions and to comas, eventually killing you.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • Heroin usemore than doubledamong young adults ages 1825 in the past decade.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.

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