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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • Mixing Adderall with Alcohol increases the risk of cardiovascular problems.
  • Adderall is popular on college campuses, with black markets popping up to supply the demand of students.
  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • When taken, meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy, and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go.
  • Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • 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.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • Barbiturates have been use in the past to treat a variety of symptoms from insomnia and dementia to neonatal jaundice
  • There is inpatient treatment and outpatient.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.

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