Pennsylvania Addiction Help and Treatment
Although drug addiction is slightly less of a problem in Pennsylvania than in other states, the situation is still very serious.
In some ways, it’s more serious than in other states because of the types of drugs used.
Are you going through a lot of worry and frustrating due to drug or alcohol abuse in your family.
Is your life being ruined by drug addiction? Help is available.
Call now at 877-554-7308
Our experienced counselors can help you find the help you need.
What Types of Drugs Cause Problems in Pennsylvania?
Although all drugs are problems in Pennsylvania – as with all other states – the biggest problem is heroin.
Even school kids use heroin in Pennsylvania, and nearly one in three high school students will tell you that it’s very easy to get.
Most people who get addiction help in Pennsylvania need it because they’re taking heroin. More than 7,000 people a year get into a drug addiction treatment program for heroin alone.
Heroin is also very easy to overdose on – especially the type of heroin found in Pennsylvania. What’s different about Pennsylvania heroin? The main problem is that you never really know how strong it’s going to be. As a result, someone can overdose on heroin when they didn’t think they’d taken any more than they had the last time.
The problem is worse in Philadelphia than other areas of the state – hospital emergency department visits are about three times higher than in the rest of the country, and about 50% of the people who die from drugs die from heroin.
Does someone in your family have a problem with heroin addiction?
Several Pennsylvania drug addiction treatment centers offer help.
Call now at 877-554-7308
We’ll help you find the addiction help that’s best for your situation.
What Other Drugs Are Driving People to Get Addiction Help in Pennsylvania?
Even though heroin is the biggest problem, more than 6,000 people a year get addiction help in Pennsylvania for marijuana.
Many people think of marijuana as a safe drug. In fact, it’s not. And, as you can tell from the number of people getting addiction help just for heroin, it’s also not easy to quit.
The other problem drugs are opiates other than heroin, including prescription drugs, cocaine, tranquilizers, stimulants like methamphetamine and other types of speed, PCP, sedatives (like Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug), and hallucinogens like LSD.
Does someone in your family have a problem with heroin addiction?
Several Pennsylvania drug addiction treatment centers offer help.
Call us now at 877-554-7308
We’ll help you find the Pennsylvania addiction help facility that’s best for your situation.
Prescription Drug Addiction Help in Pennsylvania
Many areas have a serious heroin problem because of prescription drugs. People get OxyContin, hydrocodone, methadone and other prescription painkillers from their doctor. They take them as directed, but still get addicted.
When it’s time to stop taking the drugs, they can’t quit. But they’re no longer getting them from their doctor, so they have to turn to illegal sources – drug pushers.
OxyContin from a drug dealer is very expensive – $60 to $80 a pill. Heroin, on the other hand, costs about $10 for the same amount.
It doesn’t take long to form an OxyContin addiction – just a few weeks can do it. When you try to stop taking them after that time you get withdrawal symptoms. Unfortunately, people don’t recognize the problem as withdrawal symptoms – they just think they still need the drug.
So … the addiction continues, and gets much, much worse.
Do you have a problem with drug addiction?
Call now at 877-554-7308
Do something about it now, before it ruins, or takes, your life.
There are more deaths from drugs in Pennsylvania
than from motor vehicle accidents.
Do something now before someone in your family
becomes one of the statistics.
