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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.
  • US National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • In 2007, methamphetamine lab seizures increased slightly in California, but remained considerably low compared to years past.
  • Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted
  • Rohypnol has no odor or taste so it can be put into someone's drink without being detected, which has lead to it being called the "Date Rape Drug".
  • 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • 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.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.

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