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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • In 2007, methamphetamine lab seizures increased slightly in California, but remained considerably low compared to years past.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • 22.7 million people (as of 2007) have reported using LSD in their lifetime.
  • Women who drink have more health and social problems than men who drink
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • Ambien dissolves readily in water, becoming a popular date rape drug.
  • 18 percent of drivers killed in a crash tested positive for at least one drug.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.

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