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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • In 2014, there were over 39,000 unintentional drug overdose deaths in the United States
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • Second hand smoke can kill you. In the U.S. alone over 3,000 people die every year from cancer caused by second hand smoke.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Contrary to popular belief, Bath Salts do not cause cannibalistic behavior.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • American dies from a prescription drug overdose every 19 minutes.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • In Utah, more than 95,000 adults and youths need substance-abuse treatment services, according to the Utah Division of Substance and Mental Health 2007 annual report.
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.

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