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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

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Drug Facts

  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.
  • Depressants, opioids and antidepressants are responsible for more overdose deaths (45%) than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and amphetamines (39%) combined
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • Alcoholism has been found to be genetically inherited in some families.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • In 2014, over 913,000 people were reported to be addicted to cocaine.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • 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.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
  • Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.

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