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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
  • 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.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Those who abuse barbiturates are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia or bronchitis.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • Aerosols are a form of inhalants that include vegetable oil, hair spray, deodorant and spray paint.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Alcoholism has been found to be genetically inherited in some families.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal street drugs60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs.

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