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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • 77% of college students who abuse steroids also abuse at least one other substance.
  • Over 52% of teens who use bath salts also combine them with other drugs.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Tweaking makes achieving the original high difficult, causing frustration and unstable behavior in the user.
  • Ecstasy is emotionally damaging and users often suffer depression, confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic behavior and other psychological problems.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Another man on 'a mission from God' was stopped by police driving near an industrial park in Texas.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • The younger you are, the more likely you are to become addicted to nicotine. If you're a teenager, your risk is especially high.
  • Roughly 20 percent of college students meet the criteria for an AUD.29
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.

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