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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • Use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs can make driving a car unsafejust like driving after drinking alcohol.
  • Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl is sold in the following forms: as a powder; spiked on blotter paper; mixed with or substituted for heroin; or as tablets that mimic other, less potent opioids.
  • Women who abuse drugs are more prone to sexually transmitted diseases and mental health problems such as depression.
  • K2 and Spice are synthetic marijuana compounds, also known as cannabinoids.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.
  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • 7 million Americans abused prescription drugs, including Ritalinmore than the number who abused cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy and inhalants combined.
  • Women suffer more memory loss and brain damage than men do who drink the same amount of alcohol for the same period of time.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Drinking behavior in women differentiates according to their age; many resemble the pattern of their husbands, single friends or married friends, whichever is closest to their own lifestyle and age.

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