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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Over 20 million Americans over the age of 12 have an addiction (excluding tobacco).
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • Drug abuse and addiction is a chronic, relapsing, compulsive disease that often requires formal treatment, and may call for multiple courses of treatment.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Drug addiction is a serious problem that can be treated and managed throughout its course.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • Every day 2,000 teens in the United States try prescription drugs to get high for the first time
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • Coca wine's (wine brewed with cocaine) most prominent brand, Vin Mariani, received endorsement for its beneficial effects from celebrities, scientists, physicians and even Pope Leo XIII.
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • In Connecticut overdoses have claimed at least eight lives of high school and college-age students in communities large and small in 2008.
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • Inhalants are sniffed or breathed in where they are absorbed quickly by the lungs, this is commonly referred to as "huffing" or "bagging".
  • 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.
  • Amphetamines + some antidepressants: elevated blood pressure, which can lead to irregular heartbeat, heart failure and stroke.

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