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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • 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.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • 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.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • 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.
  • Ecstasy comes in a tablet form and is usually swallowed. The pills come in different colours and sizes and are often imprinted with a picture or symbol1. It can also come as capsules, powder or crystal/rock.
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • In 2014, over 913,000 people were reported to be addicted to cocaine.

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