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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • Oxycodone stays in the system 1-10 days.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Methadone can stay in a person's system for 1- 14 days.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives

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