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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • Sniffing paint is a common form of inhalant abuse.
  • Stimulants are prescribed in the treatment of obesity.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Gang affiliation and drugs go hand in hand.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • Alprazolam contains powerful addictive properties.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Popular among children and parents were the Cocaine toothache drops.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • In 2010, U.S. Poison Control Centers received 304 calls regarding Bath Salts.
  • Approximately 65% of adolescents say that home medicine cabinets are the main source of drugs.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Opioid painkillers produce a short-lived euphoria, but they are also addictive.
  • MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.

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