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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • 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.
  • Gang affiliation and drugs go hand in hand.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • Approximately 28% of teens know at least one person who has used Ecstasy, with 17% knowing more than one person who has tried it.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Hallucinogen rates have risen by over 30% over the past twenty years.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28

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