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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Two thirds of the people who abuse drugs or alcohol admit to being sexually molested when they were children.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • The drug Diazepam has over 500 different brand-names worldwide.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.
  • In 2014, there were over 39,000 unintentional drug overdose deaths in the United States
  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Dilaudid is 8 times more potent than morphine.

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