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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Adderall use (often prescribed to treat ADHD) has increased among high school seniors from 5.4% in 2009 to 7.5% this year.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • LSD can stay in one's system from a few hours to five days.
  • Valium is a drug that is used to manage anxiety disorders.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • Hallucinogen rates have risen by over 30% over the past twenty years.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Bath Salt use has been linked to violent behavior, however not all stories are violent.
  • Women suffer more memory loss and brain damage than men do who drink the same amount of alcohol for the same period of time.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.

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