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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • There are more than 200 identified synthetic drug compounds and more than 90 different synthetic drug marijuana compounds.
  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 45%of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • 1.3% of high school seniors have tired bath salts.
  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Psychic side effects of hallucinogens include the disassociation of time and space.

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