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

  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic known to cause hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and death.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.
  • There are 2,200 alcohol poisoning deaths in the US each year.
  • Narcotics is the legal term for mood altering drugs.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • 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.
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • For every dollar that you spend on treatment of substance abuse in the criminal justice system, it saves society on average four dollars.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.

Free non-judgmental advice at

866-720-3784