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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • 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.
  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • 60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Crystal Meth use can cause insomnia, anxiety, and violent or psychotic behavior.
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Adverse effects from Ambien rose nearly 220 percent from 2005 to 2010.
  • Marijuana can stay in a person's system for 3-5 days, however, if you are a heavy user, it can be detected up to 30 days.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.

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