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Drug Facts

  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Companywere marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • Marijuana is actually dangerous, impacting the mind by causing memory loss and reducing ability.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.
  • More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin combined.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • Women who abuse drugs are more prone to sexually transmitted diseases and mental health problems such as depression.
  • Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.
  • Crack cocaine goes directly into the lungs because it is mostly smoked, delivering the high almost immediately.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.

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