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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Over 60 percent of Americans on Anti-Depressants have been taking them for two or more years.
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • By the 8th grade, 28% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • 1 in 5 adolescents have admitted to using tranquilizers for nonmedical purposes.
  • 8.6% of 12th graders have used hallucinogens 4% report on using LSD specifically.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • In 1981, Alprazolam released to the United States drug market.
  • The United States produces on average 300 tons of barbiturates per year.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Teens who have open communication with their parents are half as likely to try drugs, yet only a quarter of adolescents state that they have had conversations with their parents regarding drugs.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.

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