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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • From 2005 to 2008, Anti-Depressants ranked the third top prescription drug taken by Americans.
  • The younger you are, the more likely you are to become addicted to nicotine. If you're a teenager, your risk is especially high.
  • Rates of anti-depressant use have risen by over 400% within just three years.
  • 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.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • 43% of high school seniors have used marijuana.
  • Rohypnol causes a person to black out or forget what happened to them.

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