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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • 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.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • 193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • After hitting the market, Ativan was used to treat insomnia, vertigo, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Individuals with severe drug problems and or underlying mental health issues typically need longer in-patient drug treatment often times a minimum of 3 months is recommended.
  • There were over 1.8 million Americans 12 or older who used a hallucinogen or inhalant for the first time. (1.1 million among hallucinogens)
  • Prescription medications are legal drugs.
  • Adderall use (often prescribed to treat ADHD) has increased among high school seniors from 5.4% in 2009 to 7.5% this year.

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