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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant that has been utilized and abused for ages.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Ketamine is popular at dance clubs and "raves", unfortunately, some people (usually female) are not aware they have been dosed.
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Rohypnol causes a person to black out or forget what happened to them.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • Oxycontin is know on the street as the hillbilly heroin.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
  • Only 50 of the 2,500 types of Barbiturates created in the 20th century were employed for medicinal purposes.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.

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