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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Peyote is approximately 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • Coca is one of the oldest, most potent and most dangerous stimulants of natural origin.
  • Penalties for possession, delivery and manufacturing of Ecstasy can include jail sentences of four years to life, and fines from $250,000 to $4 million, depending on the amount of the drug you have in your possession.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Ketamine is popular at dance clubs and "raves", unfortunately, some people (usually female) are not aware they have been dosed.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Adderall is popular on college campuses, with black markets popping up to supply the demand of students.

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