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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Valium is a drug that is used to manage anxiety disorders.
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.
  • Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.
  • Prolonged use of cocaine can cause ulcers in the nostrils.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.

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