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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Approximately 122,000 people have admitted to using PCP in the past year.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • 19.3% of students ages 12-17 who receive average grades of 'D' or lower used marijuana in the past month and 6.9% of students with grades of 'C' or above used marijuana in the past month.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • Methadone can stay in a person's system for 1- 14 days.
  • Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.
  • 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.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • A biochemical abnormality in the liver forms in 80 percent of Steroid users.
  • In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.

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