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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.
  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • The effects of synthetic drug use can include: anxiety, aggressive behavior, paranoia, seizures, loss of consciousness, nausea, vomiting and even coma or death.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Its rock form is far more addictive and potent than its powder form.
  • LSD can stay in one's system from a few hours to five days.
  • There are approximately 5,000 LSD-related emergency room visits per year.
  • Steroids are often abused by those who want to build muscle mass.
  • Methamphetamine has many nicknamesmeth, crank, chalk or speed being the most common.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.

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