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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • Hydrocodone is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • Every day in America, approximately 10 young people between the ages of 13 and 24 are diagnosed with HIV/AIDSand many of them are infected through risky behaviors associated with drug use.
  • 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.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • The United States produces on average 300 tons of barbiturates per year.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.

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