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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Over 2.1 million people in the United States abused Anti-Depressants in 2011 alone.
  • Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
  • After time, a heroin user's sense of smell and taste become numb and may disappear.
  • 45% of those who use prior to the age of 15 will later develop an addiction.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • Today, teens are 10 times more likely to use Steroids than in 1991.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • Believe it or not, marijuana is NOT a medicine.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • 8.6% of 12th graders have used hallucinogens 4% report on using LSD specifically.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.

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