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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • Inhalants go through the lungs and into the bloodstream, and are quickly distributed to the brain and other organs in the body.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • Predatory drugs are drugs used to gain sexual advantage over the victim they include: Rohypnol (date rape drug), GHB and Ketamine.
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • 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.
  • Alcohol can stay in one's system from one to twelve hours.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • One of the strongest forms of Amphetamines is Meth, which can come in powder, tablet or crystal form.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Ambien dissolves readily in water, becoming a popular date rape drug.
  • Amphetamines are the fourth most popular street drug in England and Wales, and second most popular worldwide.
  • Adderall originally came about by accident.
  • Mescaline (AKA: Cactus, cactus buttons, cactus joint, mesc, mescal, mese, mezc, moon, musk, topi): occurs naturally in certain types of cactus plants, including the peyote cactus.
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.

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