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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Adderall was brought to the prescription drug market as a new way to treat A.D.H.D in 1996, slowly replacing Ritalin.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • New scientific research has taught us that the brain doesn't finish developing until the mid-20s, especially the region that controls impulse and judgment.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • 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).
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • Illicit drug use in the United States has been increasing.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • 43% of high school seniors have used marijuana.
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs can make driving a car unsafejust like driving after drinking alcohol.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Smoking crack cocaine can lead to sudden death by means of a heart attack or stroke right then.

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