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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • 193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
  • Children who learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol early have a better chance of not getting hooked.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Individuals with severe drug problems and or underlying mental health issues typically need longer in-patient drug treatment often times a minimum of 3 months is recommended.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • Heroin use more than doubled among young adults ages 1825 in the past decade
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • Adderall is popular on college campuses, with black markets popping up to supply the demand of students.
  • Emergency room admissions due to Subutex abuse has risen by over 200% in just three years.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • 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).
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.

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