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Drug Facts

  • About 50% of high school seniors do not think it's harmful to try crack or cocaine once or twice and 40% believe it's not harmful to use heroin once or twice.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Depressants, opioids and antidepressants are responsible for more overdose deaths (45%) than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and amphetamines (39%) combined
  • Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • Ecstasy is emotionally damaging and users often suffer depression, confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic behavior and other psychological problems.
  • Adderall originally came about by accident.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Rock, Kryptonite, Base, Sugar Block, Hard Rock, Apple Jacks, and Topo (Spanish) are popular terms used for Crack Cocaine.
  • Oxycontin is a prescription pain reliever that can often be used unnecessarily or abused.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.

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