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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • Mixing sedatives such as Ambien with alcohol can be harmful, even leading to death
  • 7.6% of teens use the prescription drug Aderall.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Contrary to popular belief, Bath Salts do not cause cannibalistic behavior.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • The generic form of Oxycontin poses a bigger threat to those who abuse it, raising the number of poison control center calls remarkably.
  • Oxycodone comes in a number of forms including capsules, tablets, liquid and suppositories. It also comes in a variety of strengths.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic known to cause hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and death.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Codeine is a prescription drug, and is part of a group of drugs known as opioids.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.

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