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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • Colombia's drug trade is worth US$10 billion. That's one-quarter as much as the country's legal exports.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Oxycodone stays in the system 1-10 days.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.
  • Over 750,000 people have used LSD within the past year.
  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.

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