Toll Free Assessment
866-720-3784
Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania/category/pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania/category/pennsylvania

There are a total of drug treatment centers listed under the category in pennsylvania/category/pennsylvania. If you have a facility that is part of the category you can contact us to share it on our website. Additional information about these listings in Pennsylvania/category/pennsylvania is available by phoning our toll free rehab helpline at 866-720-3784.

Rehabilitation Categories

We have carefully sorted the drug rehab centers in pennsylvania/category/pennsylvania. Filter your search for a treatment program or facility with specific categories. You may also find a resource using our addiction treatment search. For additional information on pennsylvania/category/pennsylvania drug rehab please phone our toll free helpline.

Drug Facts

  • Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • In 2014, over 913,000 people were reported to be addicted to cocaine.
  • In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.
  • Amphetamines have been used to treat fatigue, migraines, depression, alcoholism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
  • Cocaine is also the most common drug found in addition to alcohol in alcohol-related emergency room visits.
  • Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic. It is sometimes used illegally by people to get 'high'.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.

Free non-judgmental advice at

866-720-3784