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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
  • Teens who start with alcohol are more likely to try cocaine than teens who do not drink.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Even if you smoke just a few cigarettes a week, you can get addicted to nicotine in a few weeks or even days. The more cigarettes you smoke, the more likely you are to become addicted.
  • An estimated 20 percent of U.S. college students are afflicted with Alcoholism.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • Alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • Narcotics is the legal term for mood altering drugs.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • The stressful situations that trigger alcohol and drug abuse in women is often more severe than that in men.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.

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