Toll Free Assessment
866-720-3784
Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania/PA/shaler-township/pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania/PA/shaler-township/pennsylvania

There are a total of drug treatment centers listed under the category in pennsylvania/PA/shaler-township/pennsylvania. If you have a facility that is part of the category you can contact us to share it on our website. Additional information about these listings in Pennsylvania/PA/shaler-township/pennsylvania is available by phoning our toll free rehab helpline at 866-720-3784.

Rehabilitation Categories

We have carefully sorted the drug rehab centers in pennsylvania/PA/shaler-township/pennsylvania. Filter your search for a treatment program or facility with specific categories. You may also find a resource using our addiction treatment search. For additional information on pennsylvania/PA/shaler-township/pennsylvania drug rehab please phone our toll free helpline.

Drug Facts

  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Over 550,000 high school students abuse anabolic steroids every year.
  • Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.
  • Codeine is a prescription drug, and is part of a group of drugs known as opioids.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal street drugs60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs.
  • Gang affiliation and drugs go hand in hand.
  • Children who learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol early have a better chance of not getting hooked.
  • Over 20 million individuals were abusing Darvocet before any limitations were put on the drug.
  • 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.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • Oxycontin is a prescription pain reliever that can often be used unnecessarily or abused.
  • Alcohol can stay in one's system from one to twelve hours.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Tweaking makes achieving the original high difficult, causing frustration and unstable behavior in the user.
  • 'Crack' is Cocaine cooked into rock form by processing it with ammonia or baking soda.
  • Hydrocodone is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups.
  • Drug addiction is a serious problem that can be treated and managed throughout its course.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.

Free non-judgmental advice at

866-720-3784