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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.
  • The Barbituric acid compound was made from malonic apple acid and animal urea.
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • Colombia's drug trade is worth US$10 billion. That's one-quarter as much as the country's legal exports.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
  • Dilaudid is 8 times more potent than morphine.
  • Unintentional deaths by poison were related to prescription drug overdoses in 84% of the poison cases.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.
  • 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.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.

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