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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • 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".
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • Dual Diagnosis treatment is specially designed for those suffering from an addiction as well as an underlying mental health issue.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • 45% of those who use prior to the age of 15 will later develop an addiction.
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.
  • Psychic side effects of hallucinogens include the disassociation of time and space.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Tweaking makes achieving the original high difficult, causing frustration and unstable behavior in the user.

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