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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • Nearly 23 Million people are in need of treatment for chemical dependency.
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.
  • Adderall originally came about by accident.
  • Heroin use more than doubled among young adults ages 1825 in the past decade
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • From 1920- 1933, the illegal trade of Alcohol was a booming industry in the U.S., causing higher rates of crime than before.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • 7.6% of teens use the prescription drug Aderall.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
  • Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.

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