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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.
  • Cocaine hydrochloride is most commonly snorted. It can also be injected, rubbed into the gums, added to drinks or food.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • Teens who have open communication with their parents are half as likely to try drugs, yet only a quarter of adolescents state that they have had conversations with their parents regarding drugs.
  • 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.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Hallucinogens do not always produce hallucinations.
  • High dosages of ketamine can lead to the feeling of an out of body experience or even death.
  • Drug conspiracy laws were set up to win the war on drugs.
  • Women in college who drank experienced higher levels of sexual aggression acts from men.
  • Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop. Relapse indicates the need for more or different treatment.

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