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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Over 210,000,000 opioids are prescribed by pharmaceutical companies a year.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder form or crystal form.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Over 500,000 individuals have abused Ambien.
  • This Schedule IV Narcotic in the U.S. is often used as a date rape drug.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • Local pharmacies often bought - throat lozenges containing Cocaine in bulk and packaged them for sale under their own labels.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • The number of habitual cocaine users has declined by 75% since 1986, but it's still a popular drug for many people.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five 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.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).

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