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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • The drug Diazepam has over 500 different brand-names worldwide.
  • Ecstasy comes in a tablet form and is usually swallowed. The pills come in different colours and sizes and are often imprinted with a picture or symbol1. It can also come as capsules, powder or crystal/rock.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • In the year 2006 a total of 13,693 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs in Arkansas.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.

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