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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Selling and sharing prescription drugs is not legal.
  • More than 10 percent of U.S. children live with a parent with alcohol problems.
  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
  • The stressful situations that trigger alcohol and drug abuse in women is often more severe than that in men.
  • Valium is a drug that is used to manage anxiety disorders.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
  • 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Women who had an alcoholic parent are more likely to become an alcoholic than men who have an alcoholic parent.
  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • There are programs for alcohol addiction.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.

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