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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • Over 60% of deaths from drug overdoses are accredited to prescription drugs.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Emergency room admissions due to Subutex abuse has risen by over 200% in just three years.
  • Over 1 million people have tried hallucinogens for the fist time this year.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent.
  • Selling and sharing prescription drugs is not legal.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
  • 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.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • Fewer than one out of ten North Carolinian's who use illegal drugs, and only one of 20 with alcohol problems, get state funded help, and the treatment they do receive is out of date and inadequate.

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