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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • 1 in 5 adolescents have admitted to using tranquilizers for nonmedical purposes.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • 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.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • Women who had an alcoholic parent are more likely to become an alcoholic than men who have an alcoholic parent.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • GHB is a popular drug at teen parties and "raves".
  • Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
  • Drug use is highest among people in their late teens and twenties.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal street drugs60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Alprazolam contains powerful addictive properties.
  • Crack Cocaine is the riskiest form of a Cocaine substance.
  • Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.

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