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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs known to man.
  • In 2011, over 65 million doses of Krokodil were seized within just three months.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • Alcohol can stay in one's system from one to twelve hours.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • Hallucinogens (also known as 'psychedelics') can make a person see, hear, smell, feel or taste things that aren't really there or are different from how they are in reality.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • Nitrates are also inhalants that come in the form of leather cleaners and room deodorizers.
  • Synthetic drugs, also referred to as designer or club drugs, are chemically-created in a lab to mimic another drug such as marijuana, cocaine or morphine.

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