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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
  • 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.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • An estimated 88,0009 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women9) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
  • Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • Many smokers say they have trouble cutting down on the amount of cigarettes they smoke. This is a sign of addiction.
  • After time, a heroin user's sense of smell and taste become numb and may disappear.
  • 60% of High Schoolers, 32% of Middle Schoolers have seen drugs used, kept or sold on school grounds.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.

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