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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • 300 tons of barbiturates are produced legally in the U.S. every year.
  • Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.
  • Methamphetamine is taken orally, smoked, snorted, or dissolved in water or alcohol and injected.
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • Peyote is approximately 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • Daily hashish users have a 50% chance of becoming fully dependent on it.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • 80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • In the 20th Century Barbiturates were Prescribed as sedatives, anesthetics, anxiolytics, and anti-convulsants
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.

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