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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • 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.
  • Two thirds of the people who abuse drugs or alcohol admit to being sexually molested when they were children.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • After hitting the market, Ativan was used to treat insomnia, vertigo, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Half of all Ambien related ER visits involved other drug interaction.
  • Heroin is manufactured from opium poppies cultivated in four primary source areas: South America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Mexico.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Alcoholism has been found to be genetically inherited in some families.

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