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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • Ecstasy can stay in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Amphetamines have been used to treat fatigue, migraines, depression, alcoholism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
  • 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
  • More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin combined.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • Over 500,000 individuals have abused Ambien.
  • The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • 12.4 million Americans aged 12 or older tried Ecstasy at least once in their lives, representing 5% of the US population in that age group.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.

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