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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Alprazolam is held accountable for about 125,000 emergency-room visits each year.
  • Those who abuse barbiturates are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia or bronchitis.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.
  • 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.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • Over 200,000 people have abused Ketamine within the past year.
  • Cocaine is the second most trafficked illegal drug in the world.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Ecstasy use has been 12 times more prevalent since it became known as club drug.
  • Crack cocaine gets its name from how it breaks into little rocks after being produced.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • Ecstasy is one of the most popular drugs among youth today.
  • Cocaine hydrochloride is most commonly snorted. It can also be injected, rubbed into the gums, added to drinks or food.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.

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