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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • 193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
  • In 2011, non-medical use of Alprazolam resulted in 123,744 emergency room visits.
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.
  • 300 tons of barbiturates are produced legally in the U.S. every year.
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • Children, innocent drivers, families, the environment, all are affected by drug addiction even if they have never taken a drink or tried a drug.
  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • 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.
  • In Utah, more than 95,000 adults and youths need substance-abuse treatment services, according to the Utah Division of Substance and Mental Health 2007 annual report.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • Alcohol is the number one substance-related cause of depression in people.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.

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