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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • By 8th grade 15% of kids have used marijuana.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
  • Drinking behavior in women differentiates according to their age; many resemble the pattern of their husbands, single friends or married friends, whichever is closest to their own lifestyle and age.
  • 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.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • Over 60% of deaths from drug overdoses are accredited to prescription drugs.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Bath salts contain man-made stimulants called cathinone's, which are like amphetamines.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.

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