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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Teens who start with alcohol are more likely to try cocaine than teens who do not drink.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • By 8th grade 15% of kids have used marijuana.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • 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 20 million Americans over the age of 12 have an addiction (excluding tobacco).
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
  • Each year, over 5,000 people under the age of 21 die from Alcohol-related incidents in the U.S alone.
  • Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • From 1920- 1933, the illegal trade of Alcohol was a booming industry in the U.S., causing higher rates of crime than before.

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