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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Drug addiction treatment programs are available for each specific type of drug from marijuana to heroin to cocaine to prescription medication.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • 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
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • 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
  • One in ten high school seniors in the US admits to abusing prescription painkillers.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Each year, over 5,000 people under the age of 21 die from Alcohol-related incidents in the U.S alone.
  • Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine in their lifetime.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • MDMA is known on the streets as: Molly, ecstasy, XTC, X, E, Adam, Eve, clarity, hug, beans, love drug, lovers' speed, peace, uppers.
  • Crystal Meth use can cause insomnia, anxiety, and violent or psychotic behavior.

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