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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • 54% of high school seniors do not think regular steroid use is harmful, the lowest number since 1980, when the National Institute on Drug Abuse started asking about perception on steroids.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • Over 23.5 million people are in need of treatment for illegal drugs like Flakka.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • Oxycontin is a prescription pain reliever that can often be used unnecessarily or abused.
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • 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.
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.

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